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Critical minerals 2026: What US policy means for markets and operators
In this edition of Critical Thinking, Peter Hütte analyzes the paradigm shift that occurred in 2025, when President Trump recast critical minerals as a matter...
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De-risking mining projects through better political and commercial intelligence
In this op-ed for The Intelligent Miner, Veracity CEO Benjamin Weiss and Peter Bryant, chair of mining and energy advisory Clareo, explain how old models...
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Veracity analysis serves as basis for article in major Australian business publication
Investment Magazine posted an article drawing on a recent edition of Veracity’s Critical Thinking newsletter, in which author Peter Hütte argues that securing access to...
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Critical minerals move to the center of US foreign policy
In this edition of Critical Thinking, Peter Hütte unpacks the US government’s increasing treatment of critical minerals as levers of national security. Critical minerals are...
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Veracity Senior Advisor Appears on Panel with Industry Leaders to Discuss Economic Power and Critical Minerals
Veracity Senior Advisor Ellen-Lenny Pessagno appeared on a virtual panel hosted by the College of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to speak about economic...
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Geopolitical risks facing business leaders and investors
Veracity Executive Chairman Steven Fox was among a select group of industry experts to speak at Wofford Advisors’ first, by-invitation-only Transportation and Logistics Dealmakers Conference...
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US government shifts from regulator to deal-maker
In this edition of Critical Thinking, Ellen Lenny-Pessagno and Peter Hütte analyze a new $5 billion joint-venture between the US government and Orion Resource Partners,...
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Politics in flux: Challenges and opportunities
Cameron Grant, Veracity’s Asia-Pacific director, appeared on a panel at the third annual Asia meeting of the International Association of Political Consultants in Kuching, Malaysia....
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CATL mine closure exposes China’s continued dominance over global lithium markets
In this edition of Critical Thinking, Ellen Lenny-Pessagno and Peter Hütte analyze what the closure of the CATL mine in Jiangxi province, a major producer...
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Trump’s copper tariff will impact myriad sectors. Here’s what companies need to know.
In this edition of Critical Minerals, Ellen Lenny-Pessagno and Peter Hütte consider how the Trump administration’s planned 50-percent tariff on copper imports will affect companies...
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Public Diplomacy Council of America
Veracity Senior Counselor Daniel Crocker will be a featured speaker on July 14 at a forum hosted by the Public Diplomacy Council of America focusing on the essential relationship between public diplomacy and those pursuing economic and commercial development. The panel will also include Ambassador and PDCA board member Earl Anthony Wayne, Ambassador and Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Rand Corporation Charles P. Ries, and Larry Schwartz, former deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. The session is open to the public via Zoom.
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Ellen Lenny-Pessagno joins as senior advisor
Veracity Worldwide is pleased to announce that Ellen Lenny-Pessagno has joined the firm as a senior advisor. A former US diplomat and Albemarle executive who lived and worked for over 20 years in Latin America and Europe, Ellen brings a wealth of global experience in critical minerals, energy, sustainability, and strategic government engagement. In her new role, Ellen will focus on developing Veracity’s strategic partnerships and initiatives while advising clients on critical minerals and energy.
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A mining policy without miners
In this edition of Critical Minerals, Peter Hütte analyzes the delta between ambition and reality given the dearth of American mining capabilities on a global...
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Geopolitical volatility and portfolio resilience
Veracity's founder and executive chairman, Steven Fox, appeared on a roundtable this week with John Greaves, Kate Barker, Elizabeth Fernando, and others to discuss geopolitical volatility and portfolio resilience. Fox noted that although there is a strong possibility of a "lost decade," as Japan experienced beginning in 1990, the damage can be mitigated through regulatory reform and an increased focus on risk management in a fundamentally transformed world.
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The World of Risk 2025
At the Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria’s The World of Risk 2025 panel, Veracity CEO Benjamin Weiss joined leading government affairs and risk advisors to discuss the geopolitical risks shaping today’s global landscape and their implications for businesses. The panel explored how corporate leaders and investors can adapt amid increasingly unpredictable global politics, heightened trade tensions, the "national securitization of everything," and the rise of AI.
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