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Yet, just as his counterparts did in the past, Trump may find that "buying the Arctic" is not as straightforward as he thinks. In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to ...
Buying Greenland" reportedly appeared on a list of foreign policy goals that the incoming administration prepared after the election, [140] and the transition team that month reportedly began discussing business opportunities in Greenland with private industry, [176] including Critical Metals. [174]
The U.S. has considered buying Greenland in the past: The administration of President Andrew Johnson authorized a report in the 1860s finding that the island’s natural resources could be a good ...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is serious about trying to acquire Greenland, both to expand America's sphere of influence in the Western Hemisphere and as a way to cement his legacy, according ...
Greenland, a territory of Denmark, has seen an increasingly popular independence movement, according to Reuters. On Jan. 3, Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede expressed his desire to pursue ...
The president-elect says owning Greenland is vital for US security, but experts say he may also be eyeing other aspects of Greenland such as its trove of natural resources — including rare earth ...
Greenland has strategic significance for the U.S. military and its ballistic missile early-warning system since the shortest route from Europe to North America runs via the Arctic island.
Greenland can be of paramount importance to America — as China and Russia compete with the U.S. to claim northern territory with an aim to control the region and access its scarce natural resources.