Solving the US military’s gallium dilemma requires turning trash into treasure

Payne Institute Communications Associate Macdonald Amoah, Director Morgan D. Bazilian, Fellow Lt. Col. Jahara “Franky” Matisek, and Col. Katrina Schweiker write about how China announced export licensing for gallium and germanium, sharply restricting flows and creating immediate friction across global supply chains.  Even though gallium has an outsized yet overlooked strategic value, United States produces no domestic gallium.  October 15, 2025.