natural resources

Would NATO have to defend Denmark if the United States attempted to seize Greenland? Article 5 suggests other allies are obligated to come to Denmark's defense if requested.

Will President Trump, as President Truman did during the WWII era, succeed in refashioning the law governing international seabed minerals?

In the race for critical minerals, those who control the legal and regulatory frameworks will shape who has access and which values define the future of resource extraction.

The recently announced mineral deal is likely a lawful “sole executive agreement” that the president need not submit to Congress, but subsequent implementing agreements are…

Despite efforts for transparency, the minerals trade still fuels conflict and corruption; only joint action and accountability can ensure resources benefit communities.

Coercion leveraged by the U.S. to secure Ukrainian mineral resources could be deemed use of force, rendering any resulting treaty void.

The web of factors for the diamond industry in any lifting of sanctions could be instructive for other sectors too.

Russia is a financially, morally, and politically risky place to do business — and American companies should think twice before doing so.

New executive orders create U.S. and global security risks in the face of climate change, which the Trump administration and Congress would be wise to mitigate.

Lifting sanctions against mining tycoon Dan Gertler for “extensive public corruption” in the Democratic Republic of Congo would fail the victims of his schemes and undermine…

Increased mining investment in the Western Balkans can either support crucial political and economic reforms, or further reward illiberal regimes.

Conflicts between industrial and artisanal mining should be considered as the clean energy transition increases the need for certain minerals.