The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Abu Dhabi sovereign investor ADQ have joined forces with New York–based Orion Resource Partners to launch a new $1.8 billion global investment vehicle aimed at securing supplies of critical minerals essential to energy, technology, and defense industries.
Several U.S. quantum-computing companies are in preliminary talks with the Department of Commerce to offer equity stakes to the federal government in exchange for direct financial support, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Political instability, accelerating geopolitical conflict, cyberattacks, and the rapid emergence of autonomous artificial intelligence (“agentic AI”) are converging to create an unprecedented risk landscape for global companies, according to The 2025 New Generation of Risk Report, released by Riskonnect following a survey of 226 risk, compliance, and resilience executives worldwide.
The U.S. aluminum recycling industry is urging the federal government to impose targeted export controls on high-grade aluminum scrap, warning that unchecked shipments to China threaten domestic manufacturing capacity and national security.
The United States and Australia on Tuesday signed a landmark agreement to build an integrated critical-minerals and rare-earths supply chain, pledging to unlock $8.5 billion in investment to reduce …
Growing threats to undersea data and energy infrastructure in the Baltic Sea are prompting European governments to pursue new laws to prosecute foreign vessels suspected of sabotage, according to analysis by Dr. Pierre Thévenin of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
The Trump administration is rapidly broadening tariff carveouts even as it deploys new duties under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, signaling a strategic shift toward a managed exemption regime. While the administration continues to present tariffs as a pillar of national economic security, recent actions indicate increasing reliance on exemptions to shield politically sensitive sectors—and, critically, to insulate the U.S. defense industrial base from cost increases.
President Trump has issued a Section 232 national security proclamation imposing sweeping new tariffs on medium- and heavy-duty trucks (Class 4–8), their key parts, and buses, dramatically reshaping the U.S. commercial vehicle market beginning November 1, 2025.
A deeper examination of China’s rare earth policy reveals that Beijing is not merely retaliating against U.S. tariffs—it is asserting a new model of extraterritorial export governance.
A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warns that global demand for critical minerals essential to clean-energy technologies is accelerating criminal activity, corruption, and environmental harm across supply chains.
On Oct. 7, a special chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal allowed the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs to proceed with the ouster of Nexperia CEO Zhang Xuezheng, a Chinese national, whom Dutch authorities said was moving to relocate the semiconductor company’s intellectual property to China.
The International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework, long heralded as a breakthrough for maritime decarbonization, now faces a political crucible.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent escalated tensions with Beijing this week, adopting a combative tone in a nationally broadcast interview that Chinese state media condemned as “petulant” and “undiplomatic.”
Canada’s Industry Minister Mélanie Joly warned automaker Stellantis of potential legal action after the company confirmed plans to move Jeep Compass production from Brampton, Ontario, to Belvidere, Illinois — despite having received billions of dollars in Canadian subsidies.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) finalized targeted changes to its Section 301 action on China’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors and opened a new comment period on additional proposals.
President Donald Trump responded on Friday to China's plans to limit exports of certain rare earth minerals with two lengthy social media posts accusing Xi Jinping's government of "lying in wait" throughout trade talks this year and promised reprisals. Citing what he described as China’s “hostile” actions, Trump announced a 100 percent tariff on all Chinese imports, “over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying.” ”
United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer delivered virtual remarks this week at the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity’s Ministerial Meeting, stressing the need for coordinated global action to address chronic distortions in the steel sector.
China has unveiled sweeping new restrictions on rare earth exports, expanding its control over critical minerals and tightening scrutiny of foreign semiconductor and defense users. The measures extend to dozens of refining technologies and mining equipment, while creating a new licensing regime that requires approval for foreign firms producing rare earth magnets or chips with trace amounts of Chinese-sourced materials.
Legislation introduced this week in Strasbourg would slash steel import quotas while doubling levies on shipments beyond those bounds, a proposal European Commission Executive Vice President Stéphane Séjourné called "a very restrictive clause that does not have precedent in Europe" but one that is "adequate for the situation."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued detailed guidance for vessel operators on new Section 301 fees targeting China’s maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors, following Federal Register notices published April 17 and June 12, 2025.