The Trump administration has made international partnerships a central pillar of its efforts to secure U.S. critical mineral supply chains…
August 19, 2026
Critical mineral production and processing data reveal a consistent pattern: while mining and extraction are geographically dispersed, processing remains highly concentrated in one…
August 4, 2026
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) state-directed industrial policies and market manipulation have concentrated control across key segments of the critical mineral value…
July 29, 2026
Overview The U.S. has rapidly entered a new phase of international engagement on critical mineral supply chains. Since late 2025,…
July 23, 2026
Last week, USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer confirmed the administration will not support a long-term renewal of the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA).…
July 6, 2026
The DOMINANCE Act, which passed the House this month, would deploy a suite of diplomatic, financing, and other tools to…
June 30, 2026
The U.S. is fully import-reliant on at least 14 critical minerals, with China controlling roughly 60 percent of global production…
May 28, 2026
The Council submitted comments to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on trade policy recommendations to modernize the African Growth…
May 18, 2026
The United States is running short on the equipment that keeps its lights on. The components supporting our grid are…
April 17, 2026
Today, the Council submitted public comments to USTR regarding Section 301 investigations into manufacturing overcapacity driven by weak environmental standards.…
April 15, 2026