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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
Trevor N. Parkes, a senior government student at the College of William and Mary, is a Hudson Institute research assistant.
Trevor N. Parkes, a senior government student at the College of William and Mary, is a Hudson Institute research assistant.