Can the rest of the world challenge Beijing’s dominance of high-performance magnets by developing new mining projects?

Denmark has poured more than $10 billion into Arctic defense over the past year — including $2 billion in January 2025 for patrol vessels, long-range drones and a military command headquarters in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital. Denmark committed another $4 billion last October, plus $4.5 billion for U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets.

The latest moves show President Xi's pressure campaign against Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi is just getting started. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China’s dominance in rare earth elements has evolved into a sophisticated geopolitical tool, giving it leverage over Western dependencies in defence systems, renewable energy, and high-tech manufacturing.

The Indiana Rare Earth Recovery Council, created by Governor Mike Braun’s Executive Order 25-62, has approved a report with the goal of Indiana becoming a national leader in the extraction of rare earth elements and critical minerals from coal byproducts.

Gaining American government control over rare earth minerals is part of a broader approach to combating Beijing.

Tenn., joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss President Donald Trump’s national security agenda, the strategic importance of Greenland and the GOP’s path to a midterm victory.