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I first became interested in electric vehicles when I saw photos of vivid yellow and turquoise lithium mines in Chile. Lithium is a critical ingredient in electric car batteries and Europe is mobilizing supply chains to source and refine it, alongside other raw materials like cobalt and nickel, to compete with more established operations in Asia as well as keep net-zero emissions targets within reach. As it turns out, ports are a key part of that puzzle... My article features comments by John Steed, a retired British colonel and hostage hunter who is known for his participation in several rescue missions in the region. Unbelievable they happened in real life and not in an action-packed novel. I hope that new investments, like those into port infrastructure, will bring stability and a certain level of prosperity to the long-suffering Cape of Horn, and that hostage rescue missions will never be required there again. |