Economic Milestone of the 21st Century: Rare Earth Elements
Journal: Lectio Socialis
Year: 2025

This article examines rare earth elements (REEs) as strategically critical resources that increasingly shape contemporary geoeconomic and geopolitical dynamics. It analyzes the sectoral importance of REEs, their role in high value-added industrial production, and their central position within global supply chains, with particular emphasis on the intensifying strategic rivalry between the United States and China. Drawing on a descriptive and comparative evaluation of official international report