The rare earths powering industries and fuelling conflicts

From Africa to the Arctic, certain metals and minerals are so highly sought after for today's strategic industries that countries will go to war over them. What are they? Al Majalla digs deeper.

Abdulfattah Khattab

The Economics of Dependency

[caption id="attachment_55252963" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] A doctor walks past a poster at Italian fertility doctor Severino Antinori's clinic in Rome, June 2005. (REUTERS)[/caption] How…

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Guyana Strikes Oil

What the Windfall Means for the Country—and the Region [caption id="attachment_55252804" align="aligncenter" width="1634"] Guyana's President David Arthur Granger waves as he arrives at Punta Cana…

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