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Trump’s Greenland Takeover: A Misadventure in the Making

The colonial mindset Trump evokes has no place in a global order already scarred by such ambitions. Alienating allies and hemorrhaging resources on a quixotic quest won’t make America great—it’ll leave it lonelier and weaker than ever.

By Dan George
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Trump's Greenland Takeover

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Trump’s Greenland Takeover: A Price Too High to Pay

The world watches as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to double down on a provocative idea he first floated in 2019: taking over Greenland.

This autonomous territory of Denmark has become an unlikely fixation for Trump, who has oscillated between suggesting a purchase and refusing to rule out military force to secure it. The proposal has resurfaced with renewed vigour in his second term, backed by Vice President JD Vance’s recent visit to the island’s Pituffik Space Base on March 28. What began as a seemingly whimsical notion has morphed into a serious policy push, igniting fierce opposition from Greenlanders, Denmark, and much of the international community.

Trump’s greenland takeover obsession stems from its undeniable strategic value. Positioned in the Arctic, the island sits astride vital shipping lanes like the Northwest Passage, which are opening up as ice melts, and overlooks the North Atlantic, a key theatre for countering Russian and Chinese ambitions.

Greenland also boasts untapped reserves of rare earth minerals—essential for tech and renewable energy—along with uranium and potential oil deposits. For Trump, controlling Greenland would bolster U.S. national security, secure critical resources, and project American dominance in a region where rivals are gaining ground. His rhetoric, including

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