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The Red Line
The Red Line
Categories: News & Politics
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As the world pivots towards a green energy future, the dominance of rare earth elements has never been more crucial. Yet, while the West has been preoccupied with other geopolitical challenges, China has quietly taken control of this vital industry. This episode delves into the strategic manoeuvres that allowed China to secure a near-monopoly on rare earth production and the consequential vulnerabilities faced by Western economies. By focusing on technological advancements and resource acquisition, China has positioned itself as the gatekeeper of essential materials for modern technology and renewable energy. Has the West, with its divided attention, failed to anticipate this shift and what are the strategic missteps that led to this imbalance? We ask our panel of experts: On the panel this week: - Fabian Villalobos (RAND) - Theresa Sabonis-Helf (Georgetown Uni) - Ariel Cohen (Atlantic Council) Intro - 00:00 PART 1 - 02:42 PART 2 - 27:58 PART 3 - 47:28 Outro - 1:00:15 Follow the show on @TheRedLinePod Follow Michael on @MikeHilliardAus Support The Red Line at: https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcast Submit Questions and Join the Red Line Discord Server at: https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/discord For more info, please visit: https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previous episodes
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130 - 121 - Rare Earth Elements: The Futile Fight Against China Mon, 17 Jun 2024
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129 - The Armed Forces of Central Asia - Part 1 : Tajikistan and Regional Command Structures Fri, 17 May 2024
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128 - 120 - The Forced Friendship: Russia's Uneasy Alliance with China Sat, 04 May 2024
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127 - 119 - Indonesia's Defence Dilemma Mon, 15 Apr 2024
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126 - 118 - Wargaming: San Marino vs. Italy Sun, 31 Mar 2024
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125 - 117 - Equipping Your Insurgency: A Guide to the Small Arms Market Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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124 - 116 - Haiti: Cauldron of the Caribbean Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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123 - 115 - The Future of Nuclear Warfare Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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122 - 114 - Poland: Europe's Eastern Shield Fri, 09 Feb 2024
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121 - 113 - Can India Replace China in the Global Supply Chain? Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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120 - 112 - Russia's Six Fleets: A Sinking Superpower Tue, 09 Jan 2024
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119 - 111 - The Splintering of Sudan Tue, 26 Dec 2023
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118 - 110 - Wargaming: Argentina Reinvades the Falklands Mon, 11 Dec 2023
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117 - 109 - A Second Arab Spring: Imminent or Impossible? Sun, 26 Nov 2023
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116 - 108 - Extrajudicial Killings and Targeted Assassinations Mon, 13 Nov 2023
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115 - 107 - The Hollowing of Hong Kong Mon, 30 Oct 2023
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114 - 106 - Wargaming: Moldova vs Transnistria Mon, 16 Oct 2023
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113 - 105 - Iran: Crises on Every Front Mon, 02 Oct 2023
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112 - 104 - El Salvador: The Price of Security Mon, 18 Sep 2023
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111 - 103 - Wargaming: India vs Pakistan Sun, 03 Sep 2023
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110 - 102 - The Economic Feasibility of Nuclear Power Sun, 20 Aug 2023
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109 - 101 - UUV's: Underwater Drones and Seabed Warfare Sun, 06 Aug 2023
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108 - 100 - Scoring Every Prediction by The Red Line (100th Episode Special) Sun, 23 Jul 2023
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107 - 99 - Equatorial Guinea: The North Korea of Africa Sun, 09 Jul 2023
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105 - 2 - West Papua (Bows Against Helicopters) Sun, 20 Oct 2019
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104 - 1 - Afghanistan (18 Years of War) Mon, 07 Oct 2019
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103 - 98 - The Geopolitics of Estonia Mon, 26 Jun 2023
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102 - 97 - The Death of Françafrique: Africa's Rebalancing Act Sun, 11 Jun 2023
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101 - 96 - Democracy in Central Asia? Mon, 29 May 2023
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100 - 95 - The Death of the US Dollar? Mon, 15 May 2023
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99 - 94 - Egypt's Economic Crisis: A Perfect Storm? Sun, 30 Apr 2023
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98 - 93 - Satellite Surveillance: The New Orbital Arms Race Sun, 16 Apr 2023
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97 - 92 - Narco-Economics: Inside the Mexican Drug Trade Mon, 03 Apr 2023
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96 - 91 - Bulgaria: Russia's Backdoor into Europe? Sun, 19 Mar 2023
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95 - 90 - East Asian Rearmament Sun, 05 Mar 2023
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94 - 89 - European Rearmament (Are We Preparing for the Wrong War?) Sun, 19 Feb 2023
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93 - 88 - Venezuela's Return to the West? Sun, 05 Feb 2023
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92 - 87 - How Strong is the Chinese Economy? Sun, 22 Jan 2023
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91 - 86 - Russian Operations in Syria Sun, 08 Jan 2023
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90 - 85 - Could the US Conquer North Korea? Mon, 26 Dec 2022
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89 - 84 - Is the CSTO Facing Collapse? Sun, 11 Dec 2022
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88 - The Winners and Losers of Energy Transition - The Green Line - Ep 5 Sun, 04 Dec 2022
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87 - 83 - Does Foreign Aid Actually Work? Sun, 27 Nov 2022
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86 - D.R.Congo: Dirty Metals for Clean Energy - The Green Line - Ep 4 Sun, 20 Nov 2022
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85 - 82 - Saudi Arabia: A Global Economic Powderkeg Sun, 13 Nov 2022
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84 - Water Wars - The Green Line - Ep 3 Sun, 06 Nov 2022
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83 - 81 - The Geopolitics of Microchips and Semiconductors Sun, 30 Oct 2022
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82 - How the Chinese Military is Preparing for Climate Change - The Green Line - Ep 2 Sun, 23 Oct 2022
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81 - 80 - Mozambique: The Campaign Against Cabo Delgado Sun, 16 Oct 2022
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80 - How the US Military is Preparing for Climate Change - The Green Line - Ep 1 Sun, 09 Oct 2022