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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)
Alexander Aibel is a research associate at Hudson Institute.
Alexander Aibel is a research associate at Hudson Institute, working with Senior Fellow Thomas J. Duesterberg. He graduated from Columbia University with a BA in East Asian studies, focusing on Chinese.