Myanmar’s brutal civil war might be entering a dangerous new phase. What began as a struggle between a military junta and pro-democracy resistance forces is increasingly becoming something else: a battle over critical minerals that power the modern global economy. The recent escalation of fighting around Myanmar’s rare earth mining regions near the Chinese border should alarm policymakers far beyond Southeast Asia.
Myanmar's civil war is becoming a battle for rare earth mines — dysprosium and terbium — supplying global AI hardware, EV, and semiconductor chains. Disruption of this corridor is a material supply risk for tech sectors racing to scale AI and green energy.
The mineral wars of the future begin in Myanmar
The wars of the future might be fought over the minerals that power civilization itself (File/AFP)
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Myanmar’s brutal civil war might be entering a dangerous new phase. What began as a struggle between a military junta and pro-democracy resistance forces is increasingly becoming something else: a battle over critical minerals that power the modern global economy.
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