Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with foreign ministers from Japan, India, and Australia in Washington on Tuesday to launch a new alliance aimed at cutting dependence on China for critical minerals. The agreement, part of a broader “Quad Critical Minerals Initiative,” includes plans for up to 40 companies from the four nations to meet and discuss reshaping their mineral supply chains.
Russia announced on Monday the formation of a new cybersecurity alliance with 11 authoritarian-leaning nations, including Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Iran, and China’s allies. The pact, titled “International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security,” seeks to promote a state-controlled model for internet governance and digital policy under the United Nations.
