Lithium Mining in Bolivia

2022: Post-Conflict Development in Action: Lithium Mining in Bolivia Joseph Bouchard, a student from The Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University, will travel to Bolivia in the Fall of 2022 to complete his SMGP project Post-Conflict Development in Action: Lithium Mining in Bolivia. His photojournalism project will illustrate the various components of the development of Bolivia’s lithium mining industry through the lens of conflict and development. The themes of his pr

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SMGP Program: Post-Conflict Development in Action -- Lithium Mining in Bolivia

By Joseph Bouchard

Joseph Bouchard is a graduate student at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University and a geopolitical analyst from Quebec City, Canada. He received a Student Media Grant to conduct a program in Bolivia.

Articles:

In Bolivia, China Signs Deal For World’s Largest Lithium Reserves

Members of the Bolivian opposition have questioned whether the deal, which was signed last month between the state firm YLB and three Chinese companies, will benefit the country. LINK to article

By Joseph Bouchard

February 10, 2023

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