Magnet Wars: How the U.S. Plans to Break China’s Grip on Rare Earths

Why US money may not be enough to break China’s rare earths dominance

Washington aims to spend billions in Africa to build up a strategic reserve of key minerals, but analysts warn it may not be so simple.

Magnet Wars: How the U.S. Plans to Break China’s Grip on Rare Earths

The struggle for geopolitical supremacy is rapidly becoming a struggle over one critical resource - rare earth magnets.They will determine whether the United States can build military equipment at scale, whether weapons can be replaced as fast as they are used, and whether industry can keep pace with demand across an economy measured in the tens of trillions of dollars. For the United States, winning this strategic competition hinges on a single…

Why Rare Earth Magnets Are the Real Battlefield Between the U.S. and China

OilPrice.com Market Commentary   New York, NY – February 26, 2026 - The struggle for geopolitical supremacy is rapidly becoming a struggle over one critical resource - rare earth magnets.  They will determine whether the United States can build military equipment at scale, whether weapons