Washington does not step into a supply chain this aggressively because it likes mining.
It does it when dependence starts to look dangerous.
The U.S. is no longer treating rare earths like a commodity problem. It is treating them like a control problem.

Washington does not step into a supply chain this aggressively because it likes mining.
It does it when dependence starts to look dangerous.

How Trump-era volatility is pushing Europe toward strategic autonomy — and the domestic stocks positioned to benefit

The real bet here is not rare earth demand. It is whether the West is finally willing to pay to solve its own dependence.

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