In 2019, then-President Donald Trump suggested the United States “buy Greenland” — as a matter of national security. Now in office again, Trump has continued to push for acquisition of the island, illustrated by a recent “horrendous” call with Denmark’s prime minister just last week on the matter.
Situated along major shipping routes through the Arctic, Greenland occupies a strategic trade and military position as nations, especially Russia, increase their military presence in the region. The potential for significant oil and gas reserves have been identified by the U.S. Geological Survey, but Greenland could also be a source of critical minerals like copper, cobalt, lithium, and rare earth elements, all essential for green energy technologies.
Nearly 90 percent of Greenland’s 56,000-person population are Inuit, and it is a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark — that means they have a control over internal affairs, much like the territory of Puerto Rico has in the United States.
The Kingdom of Denmark began colonizing Greenland in the 1700s. After contact, European diseases killed much of the Inuit population, and over the years, Danish colonizers took over trade to the country, closing ports on the island to all foreign powers. In the 1950s, Danish officials removed Inuit children from their families, and in the 1960s and ’80s, Denmark forced Inuit women to undergo forced sterilization in an effort to decrease the Inuit population
They probably want Trump to fuck off
critical minerals like copper, cobalt, lithium, and rare earth elements, all essential for green energy technologies.
The new oil i suppose.
