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The U.S.- Ukraine Minerals Deal: How Rare Earths Are Reshaping Geopolitics

Season 2025 Episode 7177 | 17m 03s

A New York Times opinion piece argues that Trump is taking a page out of China's foreign policy playbook in his pursuit of a minerals deal with Ukraine. The article’s author, Gracelin Baskaran, is director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at CSIS. Baskaran says we’re entering "a new era of minerals diplomacy." She joins the show to discuss why leaders are going after these resources.

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Adm. James Stavridis (Ret.); Rim Turkmani; Ann Olivarius; Reid Hoffman
Rick Steves discusses his new book "On the Hippie Trail."
David Pressman; Basel Adra; Yuval Abraham; Rick Steves
Mélanie Joly; Andriy Zagorodnyuk; May Pundak and Rula Hardal; Frank Sesno
Rep. Seth Moulton; Marty Baron; Elaine Weiss
Elaine Weiss discusses her new book "Spell Freedom."
Alexander Vindman; Dr. Mary T. Bassett; Marc Short; Gracelin Baskaran
Sir Malcolm Rifkind; Alexander Stubb; Nataliya Gumenyuk
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Adm. James Stavridis (Ret.); Rim Turkmani; Ann Olivarius; Reid Hoffman
David Pressman; Basel Adra; Yuval Abraham; Rick Steves
Mélanie Joly; Andriy Zagorodnyuk; May Pundak and Rula Hardal; Frank Sesno
Rep. Seth Moulton; Marty Baron; Elaine Weiss
Alexander Vindman; Dr. Mary T. Bassett; Marc Short; Gracelin Baskaran
Sir Malcolm Rifkind; Alexander Stubb; Nataliya Gumenyuk
Marc Short; Joe Murphy and Stephen Kunken; Chase Strangio
Sir Peter Westmacott; Oleksii Reznikov; David Kessler
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Andrew McCabe; Comfort Ero; Bill Browder