Silver Shock

The Silver Standard: China and America's Critical Minerals Strategy

Feb 1 • Lyric Hughes Hale

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January 2026

REPLAY: econVue Panel 👥 Iran Update

Iran's Impossible Trade-offs (Jan 19, 2026) with Karim Pakravan

Jan 22 • Lyric Hughes Hale and Karim Pakravan

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REPLAY: econVue Panel 👥 Stablecoins

(Wed Jan 7th) including recommended readings from our panelists

Jan 17 • Lyric Hughes Hale, Karim Pakravan, and Collin Canright

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Mind the Regulatory Gap in Stablecoins

Part II : Tokenization and the Future of Money

Jan 12 • Karim Pakravan

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December 2025

A Milestone for HSRI

IRS 501 (3)(c) Non-Profit Status Granted

Published on Hale Strategic Resources Initiative • Dec 29, 2025

China's Economic Splashdown: A Year-End Reflection

From Takeoff to Landing

Dec 23, 2025 • Lyric Hughes Hale

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Tokenization and the Future of Money

Part I : Technology meets financial innovation

Dec 17, 2025 • Karim Pakravan

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The Financial Ring of Fire

How a crisis in Taiwan could spark a run on the US bond market

Dec 11, 2025 • Lyric Hughes Hale and Eric Huang

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November 2025

👥 Panel Recap: AI & the Contest for Critical Resources

— From AI to Yttrium

Nov 24, 2025 • Lyric Hughes Hale, Karim Pakravan, Mark Roeder, Eric Huang, Mark P Mills, and Eleanor Shiori Hughes

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A New Generation of Power

AI and the Future of the Middle East

Nov 23, 2025 • Karim Pakravan

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October 2025

Xi Jinping: The Living Heart of the Party

The CCP has become internalized within its leader — will it outlive him?

Oct 22, 2025 • Eric Huang

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The US Is Underinvested in Rare Earths — Now We’re in Trouble

After decades of neglect, Washington’s rare earth stockpiles are nearly empty — just as Beijing tightens its grip on critical materials.

Oct 17, 2025 • Stephen Bryen

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