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Title page 1
Contents 3
Acknowledgments 2
Introduction 4
Section 1. US defense needs in an evolving global strategic environment 6
Near-peer adversaries and new warfare domains 6
Select US defense needs and the critical minerals that sustain them 9
Long-range fires 9
UASs and counter-UAS technologies 11
Directed energy weapons 13
Section 2. Shared defense priorities for African self-defense 16
African drones for African challenges 18
Fighting in the information and maritime domains 21
Section 3. Harnessing Africa's critical minerals 24
Section 4. Getting ahead: Recommendations for ways forward 27
Recommendations 28
Conclusion 33
About the Author 34
Tables 17
Table 1. The US economy relies heavily on African critical minerals for defense applications 17
