Building Resilient Systems

Public-private coordination, capital deployment, and the policy frameworks that determine whether resilience is real or aspirational. This closing panel is from our conference with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, and it…

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Capital Allocation for Strategic Advantage

Building resilient critical mineral supply chains requires more than policy. It requires capital moving at scale and moving in the right direction. This conversation is from our conference with the…

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Innovation in Supply Chain Resiliency and Security

You cannot secure what you cannot see. This panel is from our conference with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, and it covers the tools, data, and approaches being built right now…

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The Future of Extraction and Processing

Emerging extraction methods, alternative materials, and reshoring efforts that could reduce American dependence on foreign-controlled processing. This panel is from our conference with the Irregular Warfare Initiative in July 2026.…

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The Private Sector on the Front Lines

Industry leaders who operate in contested environments discuss what it actually takes to move materials, build infrastructure, and manage risk in places where the rules are unclear and the stakes…

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Illicit Networks and Gray Zone Activity in the Minerals Trade

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…

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Economic Statecraft & Strategic Competition

When a single nation controls the processing of the materials your military depends on, investment stops being economics and becomes an instrument of state power. This panel is from our…

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Deconstructing the Critical Minerals Supply Chain

Mining, processing, logistics, and the chokepoints that determine whether the United States can build what it needs. This panel is from our conference with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, and it…

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