Col Douglas Macgregor: America is Targeting Resource Rich Countries: Will it backfire?

Jan 24, 2026

Colonel Douglas Macgregor, retired U.S. Army officer and foreign policy commentator, parses how minerals are reshaping geopolitics and U.S. security. He discusses Greenland and Venezuela, rare earths and refining bottlenecks, China’s leverage, copper and uranium supply risks, and growing internal strains on American institutions and rule of law.

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INSIGHT

Minerals As Strategic Leverage

China wields mineral export controls as strategic leverage tied to its Taiwan timeline and AI ambitions.
MacGregor argues the resource race underpins technological and military competition.

ADVICE

Use Public Capital To Unlock Mines

Leverage government equity and coordination to unblock mines by funding access and permitting.
Use public investment to kickstart projects while building independent refining and transport links.

INSIGHT

Why Precious Metals Matter Strategically

Gold offers independence from Washington's fiscal actions; silver sits at monetary, industrial, and strategic intersections.
MacGregor warns solar, electronics, and defense will rapidly consume silver supply without new mining.

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Colonel Douglas MacGregor joins Jay to unpack Greenland and Venezuela, rare earths, silver, and copper. This conversation traces how minerals are now shaping geopolitics, national security, and internal stability inside the United States itself. MacGregor challenges imperial thinking, questions Washington’s lack of long-term strategy, and warns that America’s greatest risk may no longer be abroad, but at home. Connect with Col. Macgregor: https://www.douglasmacgregor.com/ https://x.com/DougAMacgregor Join us LIVE at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference on January 25 & 26. Tickets: https://VRICMedia.com Learn to invest alongside the top minds in commodities. Join The Commodity University today. CLICK: https://linkly.link/26yH8 Sign up for my free weekly newsletter at https://2ly.link/211gx Be part of our online investment community: https://cambridgehouse.com https://twitter.com/JayMartinBC https://www.instagram.com/jaymartinbc https://www.facebook.com/TheJayMartinShow https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-house-international 00:00 – Why America vs. America may be the real conflict 01:00 – Greenland, resources, and 19th-century thinking 04:10 – Venezuela: coercion without strategy 08:50 – Why extraction isn’t the problem—refining is 12:00 – Rare earths, China, and the real leverage 15:00 – Is there a hidden U.S. grand strategy? 19:00 – Lessons from World War I and strategic failure 22:00 – Government becoming an activist mining investor 25:00 – Gold, silver, and the coming supply crunch 29:00 – Copper, uranium, and the permitting bottleneck 32:00 – Empire, republics, and the “state of exception” 36:00 – Insurrection, federal law, and internal fractures 42:00 – Immigration, identity, and national cohesion 49:00 – Rule of law as America’s real competitive edge 54:00 – Term limits, leadership age, and historical parallels 58:30 – Final thoughts on power, resources, and decline Copyright © 2025 Cambridge House International Inc. All rights reserved.