Energy and Raw Materials

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Energy and Raw Materials

Because the global economy is fundamentally material, studying the actors and power dynamics related to energy issues and the growing dependence on raw materials is essential to better understanding geopolitics.

For several decades, IRIS has developed advanced expertise in the geopolitics of energy production and trade and is strengthening its research team on raw materials for the energy transition. Through this expertise, the programme provides public and private institutions and organisations with unique analytical capabilities, grounded in detailed monitoring of international relations and the influence games surrounding these issues.

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Geopolitics of Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy, and the Energy Transition

Geopolitics of Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy, and the Energy Transition

Analysis of the Value Chains of Energy Materials

Analysis of the Value Chains of Energy Materials

Criticality Analysis of Energy Infrastructures

Criticality Analysis of Energy Infrastructures

Geopolitics of agricultural worlds and food security

Geopolitics of agricultural worlds and food security
Critical Metals Substitution: A New Diplomatic Lever?

Notes / Energy and Raw Materials

9 July 2025

Critical Metals Substitution: A New Diplomatic Lever?

Dr. Alexandre Nominé

Associate Professor University of Lorraine teaching at Mines Nancy, Researcher at Institut Jean Lamour, Senior Researcher at Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana

Dr. Janez Zavašnik

Senior Researcher at Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana and Max-Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials in Dusseldorf

Rajarshi Rakesh Sahai

Expert, RJB Renewable Holdings, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

François Rousseau

Director, Mines Nancy

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