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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)
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Central Asia-Caucasus Inst. & Silk Road Studies Program
M. K. Kaya is nonresident Senior Fellow, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program.
M. K. Kaya is nonresident Senior Fellow, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program.