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Christina Lu

Christina Lu

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Washington Wants to Revive a Critical Minerals Mega-Railway Through Africa

As geopolitical tensions electrify the global scramble for critical minerals—the raw materials that underpin advanced defense systems and clean...

28.02.2024 7

Foreign Policy

Christina Lu

Europe’s Farmer Protests Are Part of a Bigger Problem

After months of protests by outraged farmers in cities across the continent, European lawmakers are struggling with how to quell the anger sparked in...

20.02.2024 3

Foreign Policy

Christina Lu

Indonesia Has Grand Ambitions for Its Nickel Industry

Long before the energy transition gained momentum around the world, nickel powerhouse Indonesia dreamed of harnessing its mineral riches to transform...

13.02.2024 5

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Christina Lu

The Country With Nothing Left to Lose

If an apocalypse struck Earth, Sam Bankman-Fried—the billionaire tech entrepreneur behind the United States’ most explosive cryptocurrency...

11.02.2024 20

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Christina Lu

How China Is Leveraging the Israel-Hamas War

News, analysis, and background on the ongoing conflict. More on this topic As global outrage grows over Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza...

31.01.2024 6

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Christina Lu

The Red Sea Crisis, Explained

Moses may have parted the Red Sea, but now, thanks to a wave of Houthi missile attacks, shipping companies are departing it in droves. Moses may have...

22.12.2023 8

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Christina Lu

Good COP or Bad COP?

After reeling from the hottest year ever recorded, world leaders convening for this year’s U.N. climate talks, or COP28, have for the first time...

14.12.2023 4

Foreign Policy

Christina Lu

The Marshall Islands Need a Marshall Plan

As rising sea levels threaten to drown Pacific island nations, regional leaders are scrambling to draw up survival plans that contend with a painful...

12.12.2023 40

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Christina Lu

China Aims to Corner the Undersea Mineral Market, Too

Hungry for more critical minerals to power the energy transition, a slew of countries and companies are desperate to start mining the seafloor for a...

21.11.2023 6

Foreign Policy

Christina Lu

Europe Aims to Break Its China Habit

European lawmakers are accelerating efforts to secure the critical mineral supply chains essential to powering the energy transition and high-tech...

20.10.2023 4

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Christina Lu

Green Hydrogen Isn’t a Silver Bullet 

In the race for the clean energy revolution, Washington is betting big on a gas cloaked in both hype and skepticism: hydrogen. In the race for the...

28.09.2023 2

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Christina Lu

Climate Change Could Drown China’s Food Security

China is reeling from a record-breaking summer of rainfall and flooding that submerged furrows and destroyed crops, offering a window into how climate...

08.09.2023 2

Foreign Policy

Christina Lu

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