The Geopolitics of Lithium: A Global Race for Resources

Often referred to as the "new oil," lithium is growing in strategic importance as global demand increases. The geopolitics of lithium, how countries with abundant lithium reserves gain economic and political influence. Power dynamics between major lithium producers such as China, Australia, and South American countries, and examines the role of global supply chains in determining the future of lithium. How international trade agreements, resource nationalism, and technological developments will shape the global lithium market in the coming decades. Also, the competition for alternative lithium sources, such as extracting lithium from geothermal brines and seawater.