
Rare Earths And Global Rivalries: Burundi And The Reconfiguration Of Strategic Supply Chains – Analysis
By Arthur Palix
(FPRI) -- On March 4, 2025, US President Donald Trump argued before Congress in favor of reducing the budget for USAID, the agency responsible for international development assistance. Illustrating his point, Trump singled out Lesotho, criticizing an $8 million allocation to a nation “no one has ever heard...