Latin America Wants to Create the OPEC of Lithium. Here's What That Could Mean.

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Жыл бұрын

Latin America wants to create the OPEC of lithium.
Three Latin American countries control 65% of the world's lithium reserves and could band together to set the price.
BT's Kei Pritsker explains what this would mean and why the US is so obsessed with Latin America's lithium.

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@paulaOyeah Жыл бұрын

The US government's greed and dominance is nauseating. Power to the United States of Latin America!

@namename-qb5xe Жыл бұрын

well, the US is pushing hte Western economy, so kinda wrong to just point at US, alot of corporations, mining companies oil rigs etc are invaulved in this, u know NATO

@xmaverickhunterkx Жыл бұрын

South America, I could see it. Latin America is too big to make a union. And all Lithium is there in the South too. This video could be better titled.

@theoneaboveall1455 Жыл бұрын

Mexico just found a huge lithium reserve, and they've now nationalized it.

@sizor3ds Жыл бұрын

Time for a US backed coup

@aiyang8585 Жыл бұрын

That's why Uncle Sam's already talking about invading Mexico in the name of stopping the drug trade.

@happyguy2k 11 ай бұрын

Was about to say this

@pedrogodinezjuarez8539 5 ай бұрын

And it's important to point at the fact that the mexican right politic class is not only in favour of a miitary US intervention but they're requesting directly the US to intervene!!!

@thematronsmilitia Жыл бұрын

That clip of the general is so on the nose. The people of South America should take that as a threat

@laurencegoh4669 Жыл бұрын

Evil knows no bounds as usual.

@willengel2458 Жыл бұрын

the empire did a regime change on Evo Morales of Bolivia because it had its eyes on its lithium.

@truthaboveall7988 Жыл бұрын

China’s already the largest EV leader overtaking Germany & Japan by a LOT They r making seriously beautiful high end products

@Kayzef2003 Жыл бұрын

Mrs Nuland will be touring Latin America to promote freedom and democracy very soon.

@mackone8035 Жыл бұрын

She'll find her cookies to be a hard sell.

@larrysherk Жыл бұрын

With the new sodium battery by China, the attraction to lithium may be transitory.

@mohamedmendoza9503 Жыл бұрын

Not at all... Lithium batteries will be for high quality applications such trucks, industrial machinery, energy storing and luxury cars. Sodium will be chosen when your application is target to massive production like mainstream cars and electronics.

@drewm9903 Жыл бұрын

That is a smart idea but how can they implement it? Those 3 countries alone don't have particularly strong military forces to defend it from US interests. Maybe if more countries got involved the tide would turn.

@thematronsmilitia Жыл бұрын

I think that creating a multilateral organization would make it harder for the socialization of lithium production to be brushed aside in any one of those countries like they tried in Bolivia. I don't doubt the u.s. would like to openly invade South America but that wouldn't leave them much room to save face. Also the u.s. military has had a long string of losses on the battlefield and has been struggling with recruitment. They're rightfully afraid of Vietnam Syndrome causing unrest at home and mutiny in the military, because Americans have even more connections with South America than they did with Southeast Asia. I don't think they'd be nearly as successful at dehumanizing south Americans in the eyes of the general public as they were with Afghanis and Iraqis

@drewm9903 Жыл бұрын

@@thematronsmilitia The US is also a desperate empire and leadership so corrosively corrupt that they have zero regard for their own country's state of well being which means that rational decision making is likely out the window for the US. Also, Americans are so brainwashed and apathetic (decades of propaganda at the works) that I don't see Vietnam syndrome ever happening unless the problem directly affected too many people in the US personally to be ignored. You underestimate America's ability to dehumanize, we even dehumanize ourselves a lot. I think what saves those three countries is simply that the US can't afford to start a conflict with them at the moment while they are still dealing with Ukraine and starting shit in Taiwan against China.

@mackone8035 Жыл бұрын

They can join BRICS.

@da12641 Жыл бұрын

They need strong security/military allies e.g. China & Russia. Else thses nations will likely be coup, and/or bomb just like Libya.

@nicktrevi2990 Жыл бұрын

Great content. ❤ Short sweet and to the point. Thank you!

@da12641 Жыл бұрын

They should

@cynthiatahhan3756 9 ай бұрын

Yes opec style Block in Latin America for the win 🏆

@holdenennis Жыл бұрын

I hope making money from lithium and other exports can turn Bolivia into a rich and prosperous socialist country.

@pedrogodinezjuarez8539 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video!

@pawoon Жыл бұрын

It's a good thing sodium is an alternative

@fighter2252 Жыл бұрын

Do it!

@Sasa-ox5eu Жыл бұрын

lets go LATAM

@sinbathlast9831 Жыл бұрын

They must form a cartel, because alternative batteries like sodium based will chip away at lithium value

@samdegoeij6576 Жыл бұрын

We need graphite and other types of batteries to grow quickly! It's better if there's as many different types of batteries as possible. That's better for access for the Global South and also makes sure that coupe mongers have to many options so they can't focus. Diversifying is also important for the environment, lithium is heavy on water usage and is very damaging to the Earth in its production process. Not even mentioning what happens when it catches fire.