EDITORIAL: State, Corrections Officials Are Sitting on a Powder Keg

EDITORIAL: State, corrections officials are sitting on a powder keg

If you place a keg of gun powder in an unrestricted environment, where it might be exposed to a spark or flame, or if you let it sit around and age until the chemicals inside become unstable, or if you…

Pakistan, the Powder Keg of Rare Earths and How a Failing State Could Drag Superpowers Into Chaos

The state of Pakistan sits at the centre of a new global resource war, where rare earth minerals—not oil—shape power struggles. China, the U.S., Russia, Iran, and Europe compete for control of the state’s reserves through debt, infrastructure, and hybrid warfare. As instability grows, the state risks fragmentation, while the battle for rare earths threatens global supply chains, energy security, and geopolitical balance.