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Analysis How the new US forum for critical minerals shifts risk to allies like SeoulFORGE raises expectations for partners to do more to strengthen supply chains, but leaves them open to the costs The Biden administration previously created the Mineral Security Partnership (MSP) in 2024 as a way to combat China’s control over key by-product metals such as gallium, germanium and indium. It provided a platform for the U.S. and its allies to share relevant information about critical minerals and coordinate diplomatic responses, albeit without formal obligations. But at a ministerial meeting in Washington on Wednesday, the Trump administration announced that the MSP will relaunch as the Forum on Resource Geostrategic Engagement (FORGE), setting forth a new model for strengthening supply chains. While specifics still need to be worked out, FORGE aims © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





