Lilly Blumenthal

Trucks sit idle in a nickel-mining area in Indonesia's central Sulawesi July 8, 2012. Indonesia's nickel mining operations and exports have been mostly halted since the government restricted exports of unprocessed minerals in May, and levied a 20 percent export tax, the Indonesian Nickel Association (ANI) said on Wednesday. Picture taken July 8, 2012. To match Interview INDONESIA-NICKEL REUTERS/Fergus Jensen (INDONESIA - Tags: BUSINESS COMMODITIES TRANSPORT POLITICS)

Indonesia’s electric vehicle batteries dream has a dirty nickel problem

Rodrigo Castillo, Lilly Blumenthal, and Caitlin Purdy

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Emissions from a power plant chimney rise over Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia January 13, 2017. REUTERS/B. Rentsendorj SEARCH "RENTSENDORJ POLLUTION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

How the mix of use cases for beneficial ownership transparency can complicate the drive for reform

Victoria Bassetti, Lilly Blumenthal, and Matthew Eitel

Monday, September 19, 2022

Ukrainian servicemen patrol an area, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

We must reinforce Putin’s military losses with economic ones

Norman Eisen, Lilly Blumenthal, and Robin J. Lewis

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Installations used by Chinese excavators and engineers are seen at a copper mine in Mes Aynak, Logar province February 14, 2015. China and Afghanistan remain deadlocked over a stalled $3 billion copper mine five months after Beijing demanded royalties be slashed by almost a half, underlining Kabul's struggles to support itself as foreign aid dries up. The copper, lying beneath the ancient Buddhist ruins of Mes Aynak, is one of the world's largest untapped deposits. But the project has been mired in delays since state-run China Metallurgical Group Corp (MCC) won the contract to develop it in 2007. Resurgent Taliban insurgents have tightened control over the area around Aynak, and after threats, rocket attacks and the risk of land mines, MCC withdrew its Chinese workers from the heavily guarded copper camp last year. And then there are the Buddhist ruins. Archeological work to preserve treasures from the crumbling monastries and stupas is dangerous and slow, and must be finished before mining can begin. Picture taken on February 14, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Chinese investment in Afghanistan’s lithium sector: A long shot in the short term

Lilly Blumenthal, Caitlin Purdy, and Victoria Bassetti

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Demonstrators wave the national flags of Ukraine, Georgia and Belgium during the demonstration.Thousands of people joined the demonstration in solidarity with Ukraine in the capital of Belgium. They demand the Russian to stop the invasion of Ukraine and the western nations to set up a no fly zone over Ukrainian airspaces. (Photo by Geovien So / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Mapping financial countermeasures against Russian aggression: Introducing the Brookings Sanctions Tracker

Norman Eisen, Robin J. Lewis, Aaron Klein, Lilly Blumenthal, Mario Picon, Scott Johnston, and Charlie Loudon

Monday, March 14, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 11, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

The Brookings Sanctions Tracker

Norman Eisen, Aaron Klein, Mario Picon, Robin J. Lewis, Lilly Blumenthal, Scott Johnston, and Charlie Loudon

September 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden convenes a virtual summit with leaders from democratic nations at the State Department's Summit for Democracy, at the White House, in Washington, U.S. December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The Summit for Democracy commitments are out—now what?

Norman Eisen, Mario Picon, Robin J. Lewis, Renzo Falla, and Lilly Blumenthal

Wednesday, February 23, 2022