Commoner in Frojám (Lousame), director of the Montescola foundation and adjunct professor of peace and conflict research at Åbo Akademi University (Finland).
The Securitization of Minerals in the EU: Why Europe is Not Immune to the Resource Curse
This article examines how access to mineral raw materials in the EU has been transformed through a process of securitization over the last two decades. What was once mainly a matter of economic policy and trade has been reframed—through narratives constructed by industrial lobbies and political allies—as an existential issue for European security and survival.
January 6, 2026
