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Foreign Press PodcastRare Earths: More Crucial to the Global Economy Than EverOn our latest episode, economist and journalist Adam Creighton speaks with Naoise McDonagh, a senior lecturer at Edith Cowan University, about the hidden but vital role of rare earth minerals in today’s global economy. McDonagh explains how these minerals power technologies from EVs to military gear, and why their dominance by China poses serious challenges for the West. From "super magnets" to medical imaging, catalytic converters to aerospace materials—the reach of rare earths is vast. They’re not just economic assets, McDonagh says—they’re national security imperatives.This episode was produced in partnership with the Hinric...2025-07-2247 min
The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - Why rare earths are a critical test of redrawing supply chainsIn this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents-USA sits down with Naoise McDonagh, Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University, to unpack the crucial role of rare earth minerals in the global economy. Rare earths are vital for advanced manufacturing, powering industries like electric vehicles, defence, and robotics. China dominates their supply, controlling 90% of processed rare earths, which gives it significant geopolitical leverage. Rare earths are classified as critical minerals due to their strategic importance and supply chain vulnerabilities. While countries like the US and Australia are...2025-07-2247 min
The FocusA Friend in Greed is a Friend Indeed? China & the World During an Era of Friend-shoringIn this episode John speaks with Edith Cowan University lecturer in international business, Dr. Naoise McDonagh on the phenomenon of ‘friend-shoring’. We delve deep into what this means for the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party and the world at large. The answers are…complicated, and not what you may expect.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-06-271h 01
The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastEp. 4 - Inside the US and China’s disintegrating relationshipIn this fourth edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation's podcast on global trade, Research Fellow Stewart Paterson speaks with Naoise McDonagh, Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Law at Australia’s Edith Cowan University, on the national security calculus driving decoupling and the crucial role of legal contestability of such measures undertaken by the US and China against each other. China’s heft in the global trading system fueled its rise to a stature that is challenging US hegemony throughout the world. The rivalry now has become enmeshed in national secu...2023-05-1029 min
What China WantsEpisode 27: The Great China-Australia Trade SpatWe have discussed the possibilities of economic sanctions between China and the West before on this podcast, but this week we unpick a particular example. Stewart and Sam are joined by Dr. Naoise McDonagh, a specialist from the University of Adelaide to discuss the Australian experience of China's economic sanctions, imposed since 2020. We discuss which industries were targeted, how the sanctions' impact have been deflected or even circumvented, as well as their overall impact on Australia and its geopolitical positioning.2022-11-2431 min