Playback serverIf a title won’t play, switch servers.
Mapping the World
Season 37 · Episode 7
Rare Earths: A Strategic Issue
0.012mMarch 13, 2026
Sought after for their magnetic and luminescent properties, essential for renewable energy and displays, rare earths have become highly strategic resources. China holds nearly half of the world's reserves, followed by Brazil, India, Australia, Russia, Vietnam, the United States, and Myanmar.
Episodes
- Episode 1The world of intelligence: the major players
- Episode 2Cities: Facing Heatwaves
- Episode 3Serbia: Between Beijing, Brussels and Moscow
- Episode 4Drones: New Warfare
- Episode 5Ukraine: Resilience in Wartime
- Episode 6Denmark: A Time of Threats
- Episode 7Rare Earths: A Strategic Issue
- Episode 8South Africa: A Regional Power
- Episode 9The soybean, a geopolitical crop
- Episode 10United States: The Economy According to Trump
- Episode 11Demographics: A World of Old People?
- Episode 12EU and India – One friendship among many?
- Episode 13Tea, a trendy beverage
- Episode 14Texas, a state of contrasts
- Episode 15DRC: The Never-Ending War?
- Episode 16From Bolsonaro to Lula: Where is Brazil headed?
- Episode 17Russia-EU: Hybrid Warfare
- Episode 18EU-USA: Interdependent?
- Episode 19Gold: From Safe Haven to Global Rush
- Episode 20Shanghai: A Showcase of China’s Rise
- Episode 21Asia and Africa: Strengths and Weaknesses
- Episode 22Medicines: A Global Market
- Episode 23The Baltic States - Lithuania
- Episode 24The Baltic States - Latvia
- Episode 25The Baltic States - Estonia
- Episode 26Episode 26