Pakistan’s Mineral Frontier and the Geopolitics of US Supply Chain Diversification

Pakistan’s Mineral Frontier and the Geopolitics of US Supply Chain Diversification

The global race for critical minerals is rapidly becoming a defining feature of geopolitical competition. As the US seeks to reduce dependence on China’s dominance in mineral processing, new supply frontiers are gaining strategic significance. Among them, Pakistan’s largely untapped mineral reserves are attracting growing attention despite the country’s complex security environment. In the emerging global order, control over critical minerals in…