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Over the weekend, Trump said in a social media post that the US "feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity" for reasons of national security and global freedom.
Greenland was also home to an abundant source of cryolite, a rare earth mineral important for the production of military aircraft in Canada and the U.S. With this in mind, Germany began to ...
Donald Trump’s renewed push for control of Greenland comes as Denmark announces a $2 billion Arctic defense upgrade. This upgrade points to the strategic value of an island that hosts America ...
To understand Trump’s interest in Greenland, Bolton said, just look at a map of the world from the vantage point of the North Pole. Four NATO countries – the U.S., Canada, Denmark and Norway ...
In his second inauguration speech, Trump directly referenced the potential territorial expansion of the United States and became first president to use the phrase Manifest destiny during an inaugural address [2] [3] The last territory acquired by the United States came in 1947 with the acquisition of the Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands.
The United States considered making a bid for the North Atlantic island in 1867, when it also purchased Alaska from Russia.
The prime minister of Greenland has unsurprisingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s statement late last night that the country—a Danish territory—be controlled by the U.S.
President-elect Donald Trump, during a long news conference on Tuesday, spoke about his interest in securing U.S. control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, and said he would not rule out the use ...