America’s interest in Greenland dates from the 19th century, when commercial acquisition of territory by states was common. The idea was first raised in a report commissioned by President Andrew Johnson, who bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. Denmark agreed to an American presence on Greenland in 1941.
China, which now calls itself a “near-Arctic” power, is also arousing American concerns. In 2016 Denmark vetoed a Chinese company’s attempt to buy a former American base on Greenland, sending Danish sailors to live on the facility as a precaution. The following year the Pentagon expressed alarm at another Chinese effort to build three new airports there. Denmark stepped in with government-backed loans; the Americans offered cash, too.
But Mr Trump’s interest may have as much to do with minerals as with geopolitics. Investors in Greenland have requested permits to open rare-earth and uranium mines that would be among the largest in the world. Other resources include diamonds and gold, and possible oil and gas fields in the country’s forbidding north. As melting ice opens up new transport routes and access to resources, the big powers’ appetite for Arctic real estate is likely to grow.
Fabricate WMD there and it can be US territory in no time.
Fake
Golf courses, hotels, bad food and plenty of guns.
carlosamarin GCUPB considero que la idea del presidente Trump no es nada descabellada, pues la isla cuenta con gran riqueza mineral y se sabe que bajo las grandes capas de glaciares el petroleo abunda, así el futuro sea lo eléctrico el petroleo no solo son los hidrocarburos.
Yeah true, & especially with climatechange & rising coastal seal levels everywhere, the next 50 years are unpredictable. However, the US has land in Africa & no need to buy Liberia (already paid for) but incorporate it as the 51st State
Why did you write this? tRump is a dumbfu**. VoteBlueNoMatterWho2020
So....we can't afford Medicare, Social Security and universal health care, but we can purchase Greenland? Oh yes, silly me, Russia, China and Saudi Arabia might fork out for a loan. And then what? Yikes. Take the keys, the codes, the lets-make-a-deal shout outs from our mad king.
Hey, Mr. President, what about to buy Brazil? I wanna be an American Citizen!!!
We already have Alaska if realDonaldTrump wants to see RUSSIA from his house
Military acquisition of territory was also common in the 19th century.
Russia and China are also interested in commercial acquisition.
Looks like Hard Home
Sweet I want to move there..
It might have a '19th century feel' but it's a 21st century concern as involvement and investment in the arctic accelerates.
Does The Economist still cover economic and other serious issues or has it become just another HuffPost?
Dotard thinks it’s in The Caribbean🤣😂🤣
A great deflection from the upcoming recession coming down the tracks
Truman wanted to purchase Greenland as well.
He still thought it was for sale because someone joked about it at some mar-a-lardass dindin.. just because your imagination worka better than others doesn't make fortune telling true.
What price is it?
Imagine Trump in that sweet little house.......
Make Greenland Great Again.
Well, Russia could take over Greenland and let the Russians enjoy those minerals. Who is going to stop them. NO one.
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