Non-state actors, shadow trade, and proxy dynamics are reshaping how critical minerals move around the world. This panel is from our conference with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, and it examines the gray zone competition happening well below the threshold of conventional conflict.
Panel Topic: Illicit Networks and Gray Zone Activity in the Minerals Trade
Moderator: Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Christopher Burns, Senior Advisor, Valens Global
Panelists:
- Professor John Melkon, Ph.D., Critical Minerals Consortium, West Point
- Dr. Sean McFate, Senior Advisor, Valens Global
- Kristi M. Rogers, Founder and CEO, P2P Strategies
- James Mulvenon, VP of Intelligence, Pamir Consulting
