Ebook: Increasing competition for resources – what are the implications for security?

This study focuses on two natural resources
that are particularly relevant for Germany:
rare-earth metals, which are needed for the
production of future technologies, and natural gas,
which is important for energy production in connection
with the energy transition. Space mining is also
examined as a proposed form of resource extraction
that promises to be an alternative to exploiting Earth.
Finally, a number of implications for security and
economic policy are discussed, including the possible
reconsideration of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.