English
Political commentators such as TLDR News claim that the rising demand and price of lithium ion could help the nations of the Lithium Triangle along the process of development, as the extraction of the ore holds tremendous potential for companies who extract it and the governments that regulate this. However, one thing commentators miss is that these three countries, through neighboring, have vastly different political landscapes and corporate policy, which lead to divergences when creating policy around lithium-ion extraction. In this essay I seek to reflect on the recent histories of Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile to better situate their current and proposed policies towards extraction.
By Jordan Simmons
