Publication alert | The Quad must coordinate across three areas to combat Chinese critical minerals supply chain dominance, new USSC report argues - United States Studies Centre

Quad critical-minerals coordination directly addresses Pillar 1 (Resource Sovereignty) and Pillar 5 (Decoupling) by targeting China's structural chokehold on defence and clean-energy supply chains—a core vulnerability for Australia's industrial base and long-term strategic autonomy. Success would reduce Australia's exposure to Chinese economic coercion via resource-supply leverage and underpin domestic defence manufacturing resilience.