Nakano, Jane2012-05-092012-05-092012-05-02http://hdl.handle.net/10125/22592For more about the East-West Center, see <a href="http://www.eastwestcenter.org/">http://www.eastwestcenter.org/</a>Jane Nakano, Fellow with the Energy and National Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explains that “the current rare earth contention should serve as a reminder of the fundamental importance of supply diversification, and the enduring value that research and development plays in meeting many of the energy and resource related challenges society faces today.”2 p.en-USReport