The National Interest: Time for the U.S. to secure the Trump Route

Published: 2026-04-02 10:11

"The time for the United States to act in securing the corridor (Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity - TRIPP) is now. The Hormuz crisis has exposed the structural fragility of maritime-dependent energy supply chains. America still relies on China for the lion’s share of its rare earth imports, a strategic vulnerability Beijing exploited twice last year with export controls. Central Asia holds some of the world’s largest critical mineral reserves. But accessing those resources has historically meant moving goods through China, undermining supply-chain diversification. TRIPP creates a secure, US-controlled corridor that links Central Asia directly to European markets outside Beijing’s grasp," according to The National Interest, a mouthpiece of moderate Republicans.

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