“They’re not uniquely a U.S. thing,” says Danielle Russo, executive director of the Center for Grid Security at Securing America’s Future Energy, a nonpartisan organization focused on advancing national energy security. Russo says that while attacks are common in places like Ukraine, they’re not limited to wartime scenarios. “Other countries that are not experiencing direct conflict are experiencing increasing amounts […]
E&E News | Trump officials dig in on minerals trade pact
Abigail Hunter, executive director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, applauded the administration for seeking feedback to tough questions and working with allies. The effort’s success, she said, will hinge on other manufacturing economics instituting policies to ensure competitiveness. “Given how quickly this administration has been inclined to move, it seems like this is […]
E&E News | Trump’s mineral stockpile takes shape
Jovanovic said during an interview with the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday that the creation of a creditworthy repository was necessary because manufacturers aren’t holding inventory on-hand to absorb supply shocks because their stakeholders aren’t rewarding such behavior. The vault, he said, will be demand-driven and procure and hold critical minerals for companies at […]
Drone Life | Beyond “BVLOS Is Necessary”: SAFE Brief Defines What a Workable Rule Must Deliver
New policy brief reframes BVLOS as infrastructure policy, industrial policy, and digital coordination policy, not just an aviation update. SAFE’s Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (ReMo) will release its new policy brief, From Waivers to Scale: How BVLOS Modernizes America’s Low-Altitude Infrastructure, during a free webinar tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 17) at 1:00 PM ET. Register for the webinar here. Most stakeholders […]
Financial Times | Will Washington’s $12bn Project Vault launch a minerals hoarding race?
Indeed, Albéric Mongrenier, executive director of the European Initiative for Energy Security, said the European Commission “should develop a similar model as it works to build its own stockpile”, noting that “Europe is increasingly running behind the US.” Read the full article: “Will Washington’s $12bn Project Vault launch a minerals hoarding race?“ […]
