The struggle to access copper, lithium, nickel and others, the new oil, is intensifying. Between lack of know-how, local opposition and logistical challenges, Europe is lagging behind. There were reactions in 2022, but not in Switzerland https://www.letemps.ch/economie/tres-gros-defis-minerais-transition
For an issue on raw materials of the Swiss magazine “Swissfuture – Magazin für Zukünfte” in December 2022, the ESM wrote an article on “Critical raw materials: a topic for the Switzerland of the future”. You can download the magazine here (in German): https://www.swissfuture.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sf_rohstoffe_02-22.pdf
ESM CEO Alessandra Hool and Vice President Patrick Wäger have imagined a possible future for the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP): What If States Realized Their Societal Goals Through Alliances Built on Critical Raw Materials? Read the scenario in the DGAP memo here: https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/what-if-states-realized-their-societal-goals-through-alliances
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