Post by Observer Research Foundation Middle East

Critical Mineral supply chains have been substantially impacted by transit bottlenecks triggered by the Middle East crisis. The resultant shortages have made diversification and localisation in the sector more challenging. Observer Research Foundation Middle East is organizing an online panel discussion titled ‘The Hormuz Disruption: How the Iran War is Reconfiguring Critical Mineral Value-Chains’ where experts will examine the Iran conflict’s impact on efforts by countries to de-risk supply chains and gain agency across the critical minerals value-chain. The discussion will explore setbacks to industrial capacity building, shifting fiscal priorities, and will explore whether the Hormuz disruptions have further entrenched the structural advantages of dominant actors like China. Watch this space for more updates. Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes, Christopher Vandome, Serik Orazgaliyev, Cauvery Ganapathy, Rice University, Chatham House, Nazarbayev University #CriticalMinerals #SupplyChain #IranConflict #Geoeconomics #Hormuz