Introduction: The Strategic And Security Implications Of Rare Earths; Ryan Kiggins 2. China's Rare Earth Industry And End-Use: Supply Security And Innovation; Jost Wubbeke 3. Rare Earths And Japan: Traditional Vulnerability Reconsidered; Kyoko Hatakeyama 4. Rare Earth Elements And The European Union; Maximilian Rech 5. The Curious Disjunction Of Rare Earth Elements And U.S. Politics: Analyzing The Inability To Develop A Secure REE Supply Chain; Steven Dobransky 6. Afghanistan From Barrier To Bridgehead: The Political Economy Of Rare Earth Elements And The New Silk Road; Michael Skinner 7. The Environment-Security Nexus In Contemporary Rare Earth Politics; Julie Klinger 8. Recycling Toward Rare Earths Security; Fanny Verrax 9. Rare Earth And One-Dimensional Society: Mining The Foundations Of Counterrevolutionary Seduction; Sean Walsh 10. Rare Earths In Africa And South America; Mauro Caraccioli Afterword: Rare Earths In The WTO; Louis Furmanski ?.