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Gregory D. Wischer

Founder and Principal of

Dei Gratia Minerals

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ARTICLES

"The US Military Risks Mineral Shortages in a US-China War: Lessons from World War I, World War II, and the Korean War," Military Review (January–February 2025): 146–157.
"Leveraging the Defense Production Act to Stockpile Minerals," RealClearEnergy, December 19, 2024.
"The US Must Fortify Itself against Future Mineral Export Bans," RealClearDefense, December 16, 2024.
"Oh Canada, Watch Those Mineral Threats," RealClearMarkets, December 14, 2024.
"China's Mineral Export Ban Strikes at the US Defense Industrial Base," The Diplomat, December 6, 2024.
"The Role of Minerals in Trump’s Energy Strategy Dominance Agenda," MINING.com, December 3, 2024.
"US Should Work with Philippines and Japan To Secure Its Nickel Supply,” Nikkei Asia, November 30, 2024.
“5 Bipartisan Actions to Protect America’s Mineral Supply Chains,” Foreign Policy, November 18, 2024.
“What Could Happen to US Critical Mineral Policies under Trump?” Energy Intelligence, November 18, 2024.
“Opinion: What Could the Trump Administration’s Mineral Policy Look Like?” Benchmark Source, November 12, 2024.
“Congress Should Amend the Section 45X Tax Credit to Boost US Mineral Extraction,” RealClearEnergy, November 4, 2024.
“Opinion: Five Actions the Next US President Can Take on Day One to Boost Critical Minerals Mining,” MINING.com, October 22, 2024.
“How Clean Energy Legislation Can Incentivize US Mineral Production,” Utility Dive, October 11, 2024.
“The US Needs to Produce More Minerals at Home. Current Policies Only Take Us Partway.” Barron’s, September 19, 2024.
“The US Government Should Build a Resilient Resource Reserve for Wartime and Peacetime,” Atlantic Council, August 29, 2024.
“Op-Ed: Tariffs Can Help Revitalise US Mineral Production: A Case Study of Tungsten,” Mining Journal, August 28, 2024.
“Understanding the Significance of China’s Antimony Export Controls,” The Diplomat, August 22, 2024.
“Using Technology to Bridge the Mineral Gap,” RealClearMarkets, August 22, 2024.
“US Policy to Increase Mineral Production Must Include Revisiting Tariffs,” MINING.com, August 20, 2024.
"Supercharging US Mineral Exploration: A Call for Federal Support," Wilson Center's New Security Beat, August 20, 2024.
"Tariffs Can Help Make the US a Minerals Powerhouse Again," The Hill, August 19, 2024.
"How Governments Impact the Global Mineral Supply," RealClearEnergy, August 19, 2024.
"Monitoring China's Mineral Stockpiling and Understanding Its Military Implications," The Diplomat, July 26, 2024.
"China's Threat to Ban Critical Mineral Exports Is Not a Bluff," IndustryWeek, July 23, 2024.
"Opinion: The United States Should Decrease Its Reliance on Mineral Imports," MINING.com, July 10, 2024.
"Mineral Supply Chains and Space Assets: Mitigating Manufacturing Dependencies," Æther: A Journal of Strategic Airpower & Spacepower 3, no. 2 (Summer 2024): 11–24.
"How China's Mineral Stockpiling Could Indicate It Is Preparing to Invade Taiwan," statement for the record, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, June 13, 2024.
"Can the West 'Friendshore' Enough Critical Minerals?" Asia Times, June 6, 2024.
“A Critical Minerals Trade War Is Brewing,” Heatmap News, June 4, 2024.
“The West Needs to Produce More Critical Minerals. Here’s How the Pentagon Should Help,” Defense One, May 30, 2024.
"The US Must Close an Inflation Reduction Act Loophole That May Benefit Indonesian Nickel," The Northern Miner, May 22, 2024.
"EV Critical Minerals Tax Credit Should Prioritize US Mineral Production," RealClearMarkets, May 20, 2024.
"Chinese Companies Should Not Benefit from the EV Critical Minerals Tax Credit," RealClearEnergy, May 16, 2024.
"Opinion: Tariffs on Minerals from China Are Not Enough," MINING.com, May 15, 2024.
"India: The Rising Power in Global Solar Photovoltaic Supply Chains," Observer Research Foundation America, May 1, 2024.
"Charging Up: India's Potential Role in Global Battery Supply Chains," Observer Research Foundation America, May 1, 2024.
"The Rise of Great Mineral Powers," Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs 7, no. 2 (March–April 2024): 162–184.
"China Shows How Western Governments Should Stockpile Minerals," Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s The Strategist, March 6, 2024.
"The US Military and NATO Face Serious Risks of Mineral Shortages," Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, February 12, 2024.
"Does the US Military Have Enough Minerals for a Possible Conflict with China?: Estimating Shortfalls for Military Materials," Energy Academic Group, Naval Postgraduate School, January 1, 2024, 1–16.
"As America's Military Rearms, It Needs Minerals—and Lots of Them," West Point's Modern War Institute, November 29, 2023.
"What If America’s Mineral-Intensive Military Runs Out of Minerals?" West Point's Modern War Institute, November 10, 2023.
"Proposed US Rule for Electric Vehicles Could Shut Out Australia’s Critical Minerals," Australian Strategic Policy Institute's The Strategist, October 31, 2023.
"Circumventing the Chokepoint: Can the US Produce More Rare Earths?" Wilson Center's New Security Beat, October 30, 2023.
"The US Government Should Stockpile More Critical Minerals,” War on the Rocks, September 27, 2023.
"To Counter China’s Influence and Secure Mineral Supplies, the US Should Mine in Latin America," 19FortyFive, September 11, 2023.
"China’s Critical Mineral Model in Latin America," Wilson Center's New Security Beat, July 24, 2023.
"An American View on US Investment in Critical-Mineral Mining in Australia," Australian Strategic Policy Institute's The Strategist, July 24, 2023.
"America Needs a Critical Mineral Model beyond Onshoring and Ally-shoring," MINING.com, June 16, 2023.
"Future Semiconductor Legislation Needs to Support Critical Mineral Projects," RealClearEnergy, February 21, 2023.
"Industry Perspective: US Needs Industrial Policy for Critical Minerals," National Defense Magazine, February 14, 2023.
"The United States Needs to Mine–and Refine –More Cobalt," Idaho State Journal, January 27, 2023.
"A Case for Prioritization of U.S. Cobalt Refining," RealClearMarkets, December 14, 2022.
"U.S. Reliance on China for Rare-Earth Minerals Is a National Security Threat," The Washington Times, September 29, 2022.
"Is America's Cobalt Problem Its Achilles' Heel?" The National Interest, September 21, 2022.
"Making a Business and National Security Case for Cobalt," RealClearMarkets, September 19, 2022.
"America Needs a Semiconductor Industrial Strategy–Here's How to Start," The National Interest, June 15, 2022.
"We Must Shore Up Domestic Semiconductor Supply Chains. Our National Security Depends on It." Newsweek, June 13, 2022.
"Critical Materials Can Make or Break America's Semiconductor Supply Chains," The National Interest, May 10, 2022.
"Not All Semiconductors Are Created Equal," The National Interest, April 27, 2022.
"India's 'Counter China' Foreign Aid Policy," Georgetown Security Studies Review 9, no. 1 (July 2021): 49–74.

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MENTIONS & CITATIONS

"How China’s Mineral Ban Will Impact US Weapons Manufacturing," Voice of America, December 24, 2024.
"Securing Critical Mineral Supply Chains Is a Defense Priority," Heritage Foundation, December 18, 2024.
"Chinese Mineral Export Controls to Spell Shortages, Long-term Questions," Inside Trade, December 10, 2024.
"China's Minerals Export Ban Has a Silver Lining for the US," Bloomberg, December 3, 2024.
“Explainer: What Trump 2.0 Means for the Mining Industry,” Mining Technology, November 6, 2024.
“What Trump’s Victory Means for Mining,” Mining Magazine, November 6, 2024.
“Could the 2024 US Election Revive the Bureau of Mines?” Mining Technology, October 28, 2024.
“Stockpiling Sticking Points,” The Wire China, October 20, 2024.
“Critical Minerals and Great Power Competition: An Overview,” Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), October 2024.
“The Case for a Quad Mineral Security Partnership,” Observer Research Foundation, October 2024.
"From Mines to Markets in the Middle East and Central Asia," RAND, September 18, 2024.
“Report on Forced Labor, Child Labor Raises Tough Questions in Green Energy Transition,” The Hill, September 17, 2024.
“Australia’s Critical Supply Chains Rely on China. This Man I Met at the White House Has a Plan B,” Sydney Morning Herald, September 7, 2024.
"The US Mining Industry and the Rosemont Decision," Congressional Research Service, August 26, 2024.
"Readying for War or Being Prepared for Crises? China's Stockpiling of Resources Raises Eyebrows and Questions," CNA, July 18, 2024.
"A Tell-tale Sign That China Could Be Preparing for War," The Economic Times, July 4, 2024.
NewsX World, telecast, July 4, 2024.
"Why Is China Stockpiling Key Resources?" The Diplomat, June 28, 2024.
"US Stockpiles of the Rare Earth Minerals It Would Need to Fight a War against an Adversary like China Are a Mystery, and Experts Warn It's a Problem," Business Insider, June 27, 2024.
"堪比二战前德国？中国战略金属储备引发关注，铜、钴尤为瞩目" ["Comparable to pre-WWII Germany? China's Strategic Metal Reserves Attract Attention, Especially Copper and Cobalt"], Voice of America, June 20, 2024.
"Fear Surrounds China's Next Big Move As They Gather Reserves," news.com.au, May 5, 2024.
“Critical Minerals: A Direct Line to Strengthening US-Central Asia Relations,” MINEX Forum, February 28, 2024.
“How Governments Can Help Accelerate the Mining of Critical Minerals, and the Obstacles in the Way,” Ahead of the Herd, February 22, 2024.
"US Bid to Loosen China’s Grip on Key Metals for EVs Is Stalling," Bloomberg, February 19, 2024.
“Mineral Competition in Great Power Conflict: A Security-Focused Approach to Critical Mineral Policy,” John Quincy Adams Society, Fall 2023.
"Venezuela Has More than Just Oil and China Knows It," The National Interest, June 10, 2023.
“Modeling Economic Warfare between China and the West over Taiwan,” Eurasia Group and Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, May 2023.

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