Author Archives: Donato Peña

Peru’s REINFO Extensions — When Temporary Becomes Structural

Africa’s Critical Minerals Expansion — Scale, Leverage, and the Governance Gap

Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy — Credibility, Capacity, and the Long Game

Australia’s Critical Minerals Push — The Stress Test of Western Diversification

Latin America’s Lithium Recalibration — Repositioning Between Power and Delivery

China’s Critical Minerals Expansion — From Market Participation to Structural Leverage

U.S. Critical Minerals Policy Recalibration — From Market Reliance to National Security

Defending Territory: Indigenous Resistance and Conservation Politics in the Peruvian Amazon

From Informality to Legitimacy: Rethinking Small-Scale Mining Governance in the Andes

Conservation Under Pressure: How Extractive Frontiers Collide with Protected Areas in Latin America