Enhancing UK soft power through critical materials

<p dir="ltr">Utilising our mining of critical resources to advance the UK’s geopolitical influence</p><p dir="ltr">This policy briefing paper was produced by Eleanor Armstrong, Space Research Fellow at University of Leicester, and Zewelanji Nalwamba, University of Leicester School of History, Politics and International Relations and Fusion Research Intern (UKAEA), with support form the University of Leicester Institute for Policy. This briefing paper aims to inform policy on today’s most pressing issues related to justice, promoting anti-corruption, ethical governance and fair development frameworks through bolstering UK geopolitical influence and Commonwealth relations. </p>