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EPISODE · Jul 11, 2026 · 34 MIN

The scramble for critical minerals

from The Foreign Desk · host Monocle

As the global competition for minerals intensifies, we consider the geopolitics at play. How did China emerge as a dominant force? And will the DRC ever benefit from its own resources?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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