The media described Trump’s initial discussion of buying Greenland during his first name as a joke in the internet. It is obvious then, however, that Trump himself is no laughing, and never has been. He is dangerous serious, not just about Greenland, but about the Panama Canal, as well as, most probable, about Canada. Trump responded to questions on Tuesday about his plans for Greenland by stating that two things were in the country’s attention to acquire the country, and also threatened Denmark if it didn’t.
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Trump said that the U. S. needed Greenland as a matter of national security:
For the purposes of regional security, we need Greenland. I’ve been told that for a long time, much before I actually ran, I mean, people have been talking about it for a long time. You have about 45, 000 persons there. We need it for regional security, so people don’t even know if Denmark has a legitimate right to it. However, if Denmark does, they does. That’s for the free earth. I’m referring to the importance of maintaining the complimentary world. You look at — you don’t even need glasses. You look around, you have China, boats all over the place, you have Soviet boats all over the place. We’re certainly lettin’ that happen. We’re certainly letting it happen.
Next came the danger to Denmark:
And if Denmark wants to, uh, getting to a conclusion — but nobody knows if they even have any right name or curiosity, the individuals are gonna likely vote for independence, or to travel into the United States. However, I had tax Denmark at a very high level if they did that.
Trump’s warning of tariffs was completely fair, ignoring the issue of whether or not Denmark actually has legal name over Greenland. Acquiring Greenland, he said, was a matter of “protecting the complimentary world”. That includes Denmark, which, after all, was a founding member of NATO in 1949 and therefore relies on the United States for its stability. Trump appears to be acting on the idea that Denmark should not be expected to do what was best for the entire alliance with the protection that the United States offers the country should not be a one-way city.
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Trump left the door for more than just levies. A reporter questioned him about Greenland and the Panama Canal and asked him,” Can you tell the world that you are not going to use military or economic persuasion”? Trump answered bluntly:” No”. He explained:” I doesn’t tell you. You’re talking about Panama and Greenland. No, I didn’t tell you on either of those two. But, uh, I can say this: we need them for economic security” . ,
For both regional security and economic stability, America needs Greenland. Is there any truth to this? Completely. Clingendael Research, a French think tank that produces” state-of-the-art analyses and plan research in foreign affairs for governments, businesses andNGO’s”, reported that “in 2018, the People’s Republic of China published its second Arctic strategy, claiming that the Middle Kingdom is a’ near-Arctic state.'” It continued,” It is becoming clear that China has established a geostrategic appearance in the Arctic that cannot be discounted.” It is already fundamentally changing latitudinal elections.
The statement detailed powerful Chinese engagement in Greenland beginning in 2005 and noted that China was content to fill the “void” created by the Kingdom of Denmark’s departure from the EEC in 2009 when it was given greater autonomy. Even though the Kingdom of Denmark continues to be in charge of foreign affairs and defense, Greenland is then able to enter international treaties on its own. Both the EU and the Kingdom of Denmark are concerned about this. However” While the Arctic rises in political and geo-economic importance, the EU has been slower to evaluate its corporate interests”.
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Donald Trump, nevertheless, has no. He appears to be more knowledgeable than most Western foreign policy experts about the strategic passions of Greenland and is prepared to combat the growing Chinese presence there. He is aware that the Danes are both able and unwilling to face China. America won’t remain that way.
Trump’s place on Greenland, as derided and ridiculed as it has been, so makes perfect sense from an America-First point. Will he be able to persuade the Danes and a sufficient number of Americans that his Greenland plan is good and worthwhile? That remains to be seen. Mette Fredericksen, the Swedish prime minister, has previously stated from Trump’s first phrase that Greenland is not for purchase. However, this is still ongoing.
