Coordinating the Quad on critical minerals
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In this publication, Jeffrey Wilson talks about why it is in the best interest of the Quad countries to ‘friendshore’ their supply chains since the global supply chains for critical minerals are neither scalabale nor sustainable.
Key points
- Current global supply chains for critical minerals – which are essential for the clean energy transition – are neither scalable, secure nor sustainable.
- No country can achieve a fully sovereign capability in critical minerals, but like-minded partners can do more to ‘friendshore’ their supply chains.
- The efforts of Quad countries to do this have been slowed by economic nationalism.
- Quad countries should coordinate their respective roles to improve shared critical mineral supply chains.
About the series
This paper has been written for the Quad Tech Network Dialogue, as part of the Quad Tech Network (QTN) initiative. QTN is an initiative of the NSC, delivered with support from the Australian Government. It aims to establish and deepen academic and official networks linking the Quad nations – Australia, India, Japan, and the United States – in relation to the most pressing technology issues affecting the future security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific.
