Minerals Warfare Redux

Minerals Warfare Redux is a comprehensive work that looks at the U.S.' critical minerals supply chain insecurity. Chapter 1 analyzes America's critical minerals strategy from WWI to the present, highlighting its minerals security decline. Chapter 2 assesses the impact of the Biden Administration on U.S. critical minerals security while Chapter 3 looks at the Trump administration and its focus on Greenland and Ukraine. Chapter 4 delves into the history of the Defense Production Act and how it has been used to help develop mineral supply chains as well as what its limitations are. Chapter 5 investigates the failure of the U.S.' National Defense Stockpile which is woefully under resourced at just 4% of its required amount. Chapter 6 provides a comprehensive overview of the rare earth sector and how China came to dominate the segment. Finally, Chapter 7 provides a critical minerals index fund which illuminates how such a cross section of select companies might perform as an investment vehicle. The last half of the book is an index which provides an overview and assessment of each of the fifty identified critical minerals for the reader's reference and so they understand the intricacies of global supply chain dynamics.

Eric Lyon is the CEO and owner of GW Strategies, a company dedicated to investing intelligence in the green energy sector. Prior to this, Eric spent his career as an Army officer conducting worldwide special operations and competitive intelligence.
Eric grew up in New England and attended the University of Connecticut where he earned a B.A. in Political Science and History and a M.A. in International Relations. Eric later attended the Harvard National Security Fellowship where he studied the transition to a global green economy. Most recently, Eric graduated from the Yale Global Executive Leadership Program. Eric currently lives in Tucson, AZ.