Published academic papers, reports and policy briefs
2025
Bäärnhielm Pousette, H., Reischl, G., 2025. The politics of critical raw materials. UI.
https://www.ui.se/globalassets/ui.se-eng/publications/ui-publications/2025/ui-report-8-2025-the-politics-of-critical-raw-materials.pdf
Gordon, M., Gustafsson, M-T., Kløcker Larsen, R., Pederson, A. F., Schilling-Vacaflor, A. 2025. Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence in the Green Transition: Toward Greater Accountability Amid Geopolitical and Sustainability Challenges.
https://www.mistra-geopolitics.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Human-Rights-And-Environmental-Due-Diligence-In-The-Green-Transition.pdf
Vakulchuk, R., 2025. Start Slow to Go Fast? Unlocking EU–Central Asia Cooperation on Critical Materials. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: Bonn.
https://collections.fes.de/publikationen/ident/fes/22082
Maltais, A., Canales, N., Kløcker Larsen, R. 2025. Challenges in Balancing Sustainability, Competitiveness and Geopolitics in Critical Mineral Supply Chains. Business Strategy and the Environment. 10.1002/bse.70213.
Mazzoleni, C., & Kløcker Larsen, R. 2024. What Do the EU’s New Rules on Corporate Due Diligence Mean for Sámi Rights and Mining in Sweden? SEI Working Paper, October 2024. Stockholm, Sweden. 10.51414/sei2024.042.
Nykvist, B., 2025. On par with lithium-ion. Nature Energy 10, 285-286. 10.1038/s41560-025-01718-8.
Xia, Q., Månberger, A., Du, D. 2025. Long on expectations, short on supply: Regional lithium imbalances and the effects of trade allocations by China, the EU, and the USA. Cell Reports Sustainability. 10.1016/j.crsus.2025.100404.
2024
Vakulchuk, R. 2024. Por qué la transición energética necesita un banco de datos mundial sobre materiales críticos. World Economic Forum. Energy Transition. 6 December.
Vakulchuk, R. 2024. Why the energy transition needs a global critical materials databank. World Economic Forum. Energy Transition. 5 December.4
Academic conference contributions
Månberger, A., 2025. Assessing future European lithium supply using a bottom-up approach. Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS). Gothenburg, 15-18 June
Månberger, A., Gustafsson, O., Nykvist, B., Securing European lithium: Assessing supply, demand, trade and policy options. CONCORDi (10th European Conference on Corporate R&D and Innovation: Strategic Technologies and Industrial Policies for Competitiveness and Sustainability). EC JRC and OECD. Seville. 24 - 26 Sep 2025.
Nykvist. B. Battery electric vehicle technology trends. Håkan Frisinger Award seminar”; 10 August 2025.
Reischl. G. Navigating critical mineral sustainability, security, and competitiveness objectives. 18th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, University of Bologna, 25-29 August 2025
Media participation
2025
Krever mineralavtale: Kan ta 18 år, Dagbladet. Børsen, 2025-02-22
Mineralavtal mellan USA och Ukraina, P1 Studio Ett, 2025-02-28
Rapport: Nya EU-förslaget försvagar mänskliga rättigheter, Global Bar Magazine, 2025-03-12
Stormsteg mot en svensk gruvboom – men till vilket pris? Dagens nyheter, 2025-03-27
EU goes hunting for Central Asia’s mineral riches at Samarkand summit. Central Asia could become something like the El Dorado of European dreams, EURACTIV, 2025-04-02
L’UE chasse les richesses minérales de l’Asie centrale lors du sommet de Samarkand, EURACTIV, 2025-04-03
Rare earths top agenda at first ever Central Asia-EU Summit, Intellinews, 2025-04-03,
EU, Central Asia to deepen ties at Samarkand Summit, eye strategic partnership, The Astana Times, 2025-04-03
Terres rares: l’Asie centrale, nouvel eldorado pour la France et l'Europe? L’Express, 2025-04-03
EU seeks to expand influence in Central Asia, Raw Materials, 2025-04-04
EU:s nya drag för att bryta Kinas metallgrepp, Europapodden, Sveriges radio, 2025-04-11
L’Union européenne tente un rapprochement énergétique avec l’Asie centrale, Alternatives Economiques, 2025-04-16
Tullar, Episode #197, Bildningspodden, 2025-05-09
Tullar och globaliseringens slut, Filosofiska rummet, Sveriges radio, 2025-05-10
Europe and US face diminishing lithium supply for electric vehicle batteries, Chemistry World, 2025-06-18
Uzbekistan taps rare materials with greener methods to support global supply chains, Euronews, 2025-07-22
Samebyar sluter avtal med industrier: ”Men renen kan inte äta pengar”, Dagens nyheter, 2025-08-07
Kinas tyngsta geopolitiska vapen, Radiokorrespondenterna Kina, Sveriges radio, 2025-08-25
Reindeers vs mines, European Correspondent, 2025-09-22
The mineral conflict in the high north, The Barent Observer, 2025-09-22
Inifrån stormaktskampen om framtidens mineraler, Sveriges radio, 2025-10-17
Forskaren: ”Europa kan bli mer självförsörjande på litium”, Metal Supply, 2025-10-21
Så påverkar ekonomi och handel vårt säkerhetsläge, Ekonomiekot Extra, Sveriges radio, 2025-10-28
Europe’s Mining Rush Meets Sámi Resistance, Green European Journal, 2025-10-30
Samtal om COP30 och förutsättningar för klimatomställningen: intervju om folkligt stöd för och politisk retorik om klimatomställningen, Nyhetsmorgon TV4, 2025-11-10
Electric vehicle boom could hit major roadblock in just 5 years, study claims, BBC, 2025-12-06
Kazakhstan’s critical materials potential ripe for EU supply chain resilience, EURACTIV, 2025-12-13
2024
LKAB kan tvingas att ta större ansvar för skador på renskötsel, Dagens nyheter, 2024-07-11
Osäkert om CSDDD kan skydda samiska rättigheter, Mijö och utveckling, 2024-05-11
Osäkert om nya EU-direktiv stärker skyddet för samebyar, SVT, 2025-05-11