Expert Commentary | From Aid to Advantage: The G7’s Critical Minerals Shift Needs Delivery
2025 marked the sharpest decline in Official Development Assistance on record, yet the G7’s latest commitments suggest a different way forward. By linking development cooperation with critical raw materials security, the Summit recognised that resilient supply chains depend on stronger partnerships, local value creation, and shared economic gains. The direction is promising, but ambition alone will not deliver results, write Fiona De Cuyper and Irina Patrahau. Without binding commitments, meaningful partner-country participation, and sustained financing, the G7 risks falling short of its own strategic objectives.
