In the quiet corners of geopolitics, where the true battles for power are waged, one material stands as a symbol of America’s complacency and China’s calculated ascendancy: antimony. Once the unsung hero of Allied victories in World War II, this critical metal is now the centerpiece of a dangerous monopoly wielded by BRICS, with China controlling the vast majority of its production. As Washington dithers in a fog of bureaucracy, Beijing tightens its grip on this strategic resource, positioning itself to dictate terms in the next great global conflict, rendering the U.S. woefully unprepared for the harsh realities of 21st-century resource wars.
