Behind electrification and the return of nuclear power lies a cost that few are considering: how long rare earth, lithium, and uranium reserves will last. The 2020-2025 data show that time has shortened, but not equally for everyone.

A study by the Taxhells Strategic Research Initiative proposes a reinterpretation of the concept of tax hell: no longer based on tax rates, but on the importance of transparency, data collection, and compliance obligations.

Europe faces a deepening demographic crisis. No country has reached the replacement threshold of 2.1 children per woman, and the declining birth rate is becoming an economic, industrial, and geopolitical problem. With a weakened welfare system, immigration, and ineffective incentives, the continent is discovering its structural fragility.

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Source: https://www.metallirari.com/natalita-collasso-europa-sfiducia-precarieta-costo-vita-dietro-declino/

A study published in Nature Food reveals that Guyana is the only country in the world able to meet its own food needs. The analysis highlights structural gaps in Europe, Asia, and even the United States, highlighting how food self-sufficiency has become a crucial geopolitical variable.

Source: Cibo e geopolitica: i 50 paesi più autosufficienti al mondo

Israel, the mastermind of the Middle East conflict, has a much less critical oil exposure than other countries. Here's why...

Tungsten is now experiencing severe tension. Chinese restrictions, military demand, and supply shortages are pushing prices to record highs, highlighting the fragility of global supply chains.

The Strait of Hormuz accounts for a fifth of the world's oil flows and remains the main global energy hotspot.

US pressure on Greenland marks a turning point in transatlantic relations: NATO security is no longer a fixed-cost guarantee, but a variable agreement, in which mineral resources, military spending, and sovereignty become bargaining chips in an increasingly unstable geopolitical balance.