The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals

Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Thijs Van de Graaf – associate professor at Ghent University, energy fellow at the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, and lead author ofContinue Reading

Seeking light in dark times four years after Myanmar coup

Myanmar is mired in a civil war that has killed thousands, triggered when the military ousted the elected civilian government of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi four years ago Saturday (Feb 1). The Southeast Asian nation has oil, gas and coal reserves as well as strong hydroelectric and solarContinue Reading