Kriege um Ressourcen wie Öl oder Wasser sind viel seltener, als die meisten denken
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Petroleum exploration, production, and transportation have always required extensive, expensive physical infrastructure, which can be damaged by military aggression. The oil industry has also persistently relied on access to large amounts of foreign capital, which investors are likely to withhold from conquered territories. Hence, the invasion, occupation, international, and investment obstacles to fighting for petroleum have always been high. Unlike other resource wars, classic oil wars have never paid.
Kriege um Ressourcen wie Öl oder Wasser sind viel seltener, als die meisten denken
Kriege um Ressourcen wie Öl oder Wasser sind…
Kriege um Ressourcen wie Öl oder Wasser sind viel seltener, als die meisten denken
Petroleum exploration, production, and transportation have always required extensive, expensive physical infrastructure, which can be damaged by military aggression. The oil industry has also persistently relied on access to large amounts of foreign capital, which investors are likely to withhold from conquered territories. Hence, the invasion, occupation, international, and investment obstacles to fighting for petroleum have always been high. Unlike other resource wars, classic oil wars have never paid.