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The Greenland Gamble: The Wealthy Interests Behind Trump’s Arctic Obsession In his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump is once again fanning the flames of an idea that stunned the world during his first presidency: buying Greenland. Dismissed as absurd in 2019, the proposal is now back in serious political and…
When former President Donald Trump floated the idea of purchasing Greenland, the world reacted with disbelief and ridicule. Yet beneath the surface of this controversial proposal lies a stark revelation about the growing strategic importance of the Arctic and the pitfalls of transactional diplomacy. Greenland’s vast untapped resources and strategic location have made it a focal point in the geopolitical scramble for Arctic dominance. However, Trump’s approach—marked by blunt opportunism and disregard for diplomatic norms—risked alienating allies, undermining environmental protections, and sidelining the voices of Greenland’s Indigenous population. The real danger wasn’t the proposal itself but what it revealed about U.S. priorities in an era of rapid climate and geopolitical shifts.