Madagascar’s Coup Has Complicated America’s Critical Minerals Backup Plan

Madagascar’s Coup Has Complicated America’s Critical Minerals Backup Plan

As the Trump administration looks abroad for critical minerals deals, the drama threatening a major American mining megaproject in Madagascar may offer a surprising cautionary tale of how growing global instability can thwart Washington’s plans to rewire metal supply chains away from China. Just days after the African nation’s military toppled the government in a coup following weeks of protests, the country’s new self-declared leaders have canc…