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Greg Ip: As OPEC’s Energy Influence Wanes, China’s Minerals Clout Rises


But geography and innovation mean cobalt, lithium and copper can never be weaponized as effectively as oil and gas. From OPEC’s oil embargo on the U.S. in the 1970s to Russia’s cutoff of gas to Western Europe last year, unsavory regimes have weaponized their control of oil and gas to pursue strategic goals. The transition to green energy has

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Posted: September 13, 2023 Wednesday 05:30 AM