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Open-pit cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, showing terraced excavation, heavy machinery, and mineral-rich soil layers

The raw material riddle: Europe’s silent dependency

Europe’s economy relies on critical raw materials dominated by external players. Can strategic diversification, resource innovation, and policy reforms reduce its vulnerability in an increasingly competitive global market?

A Banksy mural in Dover showing a worker in overalls chiseling away one of the yellow stars from the European Union flag painted on a blue wall, with cracks spreading from the missing star

A brave new Europe—or just a patchwork quilt?

As Trump, Xi, and Putin redraw the global chessboard, the EU scrambles to reinvent itself. The post-2027 vision? A grand plan of 27 national strategies. But will this make Europe stronger—or just more fragmented?