Wesley A. Hill is the International Program Manager for the Energy, Growth, and Security Program at the International Tax and Investment Center. Wesley is a foreign policy professional and China expert, having conducted research on Authoritarian Politics, Sino-African relations, Sino-American relations, Chinese influence in Central Asia, foreign aid, and energy.
In today's Eurasian Connectivity episode, host Kamran Bokhari sits down with Dr. Ariel Cohen and China expert Wesley Alexander to discuss their recent report on rare earth minerals in Central Asia and the need for the United States to increase its access to these minerals. The trio discuss China's massive supply of these minerals, the geography of mineral deposits and their implications, and what the U.S. can do to secure them.
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