CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program

@CSISMinerals

Developing policy solutions to build resilient critical minerals supply chains needed for national and energy security and economic competitiveness.

Washington, D.C.

Joined September 2024

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CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program
@CSISMinerals
Sep 1
Alcoa's $5.6 billion acquisition of South32's aluminum assets marks a significant U.S. investment in South Africa. Dr. Alistair Ruiters discusses what the deal signals about investor confidence and why deeper economic engagement remains central to the U.S.-South Africa
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CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program
@CSISMinerals
Aug 31
Has U.S.–South Africa critical minerals cooperation turned a corner? Dr. Alistair Ruiters of the South African Presidency says yes. Rising investor interest, deeper high-level engagement, and a shared focus on critical minerals are opening new doors for partnership. Watch the
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CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program
@CSISMinerals
Aug 28
ICYMI: @GraceBaskaran recently joined @JoeDeaux and @business for a deep dive into the U.S. critical minerals industry, covering President Trump’s America mining roundtable, the industry’s progress, and the challenges that remain ahead.
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CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program
@CSISMinerals
Aug 19
For more than a century, South Africa has been central to U.S. mineral security. Today, South Africa is America’s largest supplier of platinum group metals, chromium, and military-grade vanadium and its second-largest supplier of manganese. For several of these minerals, there is
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CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program
@CSISMinerals
Aug 14
A new episode of Mapping Minerals Diplomacy is live! South Africa is a key supplier of platinum, chromium, manganese, palladium, and military-grade vanadium. As political tensions mount, can critical minerals and energy provide the commercial reset Washington and Pretoria