In my opinion, a life governed by reason is likely to be more dignified than one shaped by dogma and unbridled emotions. - Nayef Al-Rodhan

A lesser-known fact about the geopolitics of resources has escaped public polemics. This refers to rare earth metals or rare-earth elements (REMs), a set of 17 naturally occurring non-toxic materials, which play a pivotal role for emerging technologies and which are predominantly produced and exported from China.

In order to stop the cycle of disenfranchisement, frustration, and discontent, dignity must be central, paving the way for a governance model that is affordable, acceptable, and applicable to various regional and cultural sensibilities.

We are neither radically free to choose our nature nor entirely determined by our biological heritage.