Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future is a one-day course that will cross-examine the building and management of robust supply chains for natural resources that are essential to national, economic, and energy security. The United States currently faces two challenges: first, it relies heavily on China for critical minerals, presenting economic and strategic risks; second, there is a rapidly growing demand outlook for specific minerals because of their use in various national security and clean energy technologies, where shortages could undermine the global clean energy transition and national security.

This course will introduce you to the economic, geopolitical, technological, environmental, and social considerations of securing critical minerals, helping you understand how these relate to a range of industries and policy challenges. Through dynamic sessions and interactive seminars, you will investigate the various risks facing U.S. critical minerals security and the future of sustainability with our CSIS experts and scholars. We invite you to join us in person or virtually for this upcoming course.