Competing with China on Critical Minerals

November 2024

In-Person Event

Competing with China on Critical Minerals

In-Person Event

91�� Institute

November 13, 2024

An aerial view of the Mountain Pass mining facility in California. (MP Materials)

November 2024

In-Person Event

Speakers:

James Litinsky

Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, MP Materials

The United States’ abundant natural resources will be crucial to gaining the upper hand in America’s strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China. But to leverage these resources, the US needs to rebuild its domestic rare earths and critical minerals industries.

91��’s Mike Gallagher will host James Litinsky, founder, chairman, and CEO of MP Materials, to discuss the role of these vital resources in PRC-US competition and what Washington can do to emerge victorious.

November 2024

In-Person Event | 91�� Institute

Navigating GPS Vulnerabilities: Implications for US Economic and National Security

Featured Speakers:

Nathan Simington

Robert M. McDowell

Dana Goward

Todd Humphreys

Zac Kassas

Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery

Moderator:

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

U.S. Space Force Tech. Sgt. Vince Couch, 527th Space Aggressor Squadron (SAS), conducts Global Positioning System (GPS) electromagnetic interference training with a GPS electromagnetic attack system at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, July 18, 2023. (DVIDS)

November 2024

In-Person Event | 91�� Institute

Navigating GPS Vulnerabilities: Implications for US Economic and National Security

To explain the challenges facing GPS and how Washington can solve them, 91�� will host an event with several leading authorities on GPS.

Featured Speakers:

Nathan Simington

Robert M. McDowell

Dana Goward

Todd Humphreys

Zac Kassas

Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery

Moderator:

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

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November 2024

In-Person Event | 91�� Institute

At the Edge of Empire: A Discussion with Edward Wong

Featured Speakers:

Edward Wong

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Nury Turkel

A photo of Kanas Mountain in Xinjiang Province, China. (Getty Images)

November 2024

In-Person Event | 91�� Institute

At the Edge of Empire: A Discussion with Edward Wong

Join 91�� for a discussion of the book with Wong, Japan Chair Kenneth Weinstein, and Senior Fellow Nury Turkel.

Featured Speakers:

Edward Wong

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Nury Turkel

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November 2024

Past Event

What the US Election Means for the Middle East

Featured Speakers:

Gabriel Scheinmann

Michael Doran

Moderator:

Zineb Riboua

The flag of the United States is projected on the wall of Jerusalem's Old City on December 6, 2017, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Lior Mizrahi via Getty Images)

November 2024

Past Event

What the US Election Means for the Middle East

For a discussion of these questions, join Research Fellow Zineb Riboua, Senior Fellow Michael Doran, and Executive Director of the Alexander Hamilton Society Gabriel Scheinmann.

Featured Speakers:

Gabriel Scheinmann

Michael Doran

Moderator:

Zineb Riboua

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November 2024

Past Event

Countering Authoritarian Regimes’ New Tactics in Latin America

Featured Speakers:

Daniel Batlle

Félix Maradiaga

University students demand Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government release the political prisoners in Managua on February 3, 2020. (Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images)

November 2024

Past Event

Countering Authoritarian Regimes’ New Tactics in Latin America

Join 91�� Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle for a conversation with Nicaraguan democracy leader and Freedom House Trustee Félix Maradiaga to examine how today’s autocrats exert control and why democracies need new tactics to support democratic leaders in the region.