Sunday, September 1, 2019

Here’s why Trump wants to buy Greenland

Trump has proposed the ideas of buying Greenland multiple times, however the Danish Prime Minister has called this concept absurd. The main reason Trump has had such interest in Greenland is because of its increasing geopolitical importance. Their growing geopolitical importance is due to the New North Atlantic shipping lanes opening up due to the melting polar ice caps. Because of the melting the ice caps the new lanes have drastically decreased trade times. Also, natural resources is another reason why Trump is so interested in buying Greenland, their ice caps are abundant with untapped natural resources. China has also showed interest in the North Atlantic shipping lanes, they proposed building new airports and mining facilities on Greenland in 2018. With the trade war going on between the U.S. and China, acquiring Greenland would be a big advantage in our trade war with China. Greenland is also a advantageous location for the U.S armed forces, we have had an agreement with Greenland since the end of World War II to accommodate American military assets on the island. Could you see Trump and the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen coming to an agreement on Greenland? If so, how would this affect the trade wars with China?
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2019 at 7:53 PM

    You mentioned how Trump may have an interest in acquiring Greenland due to the untouched natural resources. With conservation issues being popular on social media, if Trump were to buy Greenland and exploit the resources, would he take a hit socially? Would that social hit be detrimental to his reelection process?

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    1. Aidan O'RourkeSeptember 1, 2019 at 9:24 PM

      A decision to exploit Greenland's resources would not affect Trumps re-election process. Whether you agree with Trump or not his policy on the environment and conservation has been very clear over his presidency. Acquiring and harvesting Greenland's resources despite environmental concerns would be widely accepted by his base and would not alienate anyone who hasn't already been.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2019 at 9:11 PM

    According to an article by the Washington Post, it would be impossible for Denmark to sell Greenland in the first place. They're a sovereign nation even if they are a Danish territory, so the Prime Minister's remarks may refer to the fact that territories can't be bought or sold in the 21st century.
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/17/why-denmark-wont-sell-off-greenland/

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