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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
Contributing Editor, National Review
Mario Loyola is an National Review contributing editor, a former counsel for foreign and defense policy to the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Co
Mario Loyola is an National Review contributing editor, a former counsel for foreign and defense policy to the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee, and a former special assistant at the Pentagon.