A materials war: Ukraine and the race for resources

Wars are both political and material. Hidden underneath Ukraine?s fertile land are vast amounts of resources that global powers desperately want. The risk of a resource grab sold to the public as ?rebuilding Ukraine? is very real, write Robin Roels, Diego Marin and Nick Meynen. Wars have been fought and lost for access to energy, be it in the form of resources such as fossil fuels, or control of... ...