Why the U.S. Wants Greenland — Rare Minerals, Shipping Lanes & Global Power

Описание: Greenland is no longer ice and isolation — it’s a strategic flashpoint in global geopolitics.

U.S. President Donald Trump reignited a decades-long debate by publicly exploring ways to acquire Greenland, tied to its strategic Arctic location, rare earth minerals, critical resources, and emerging shipping lanes as ice melts.

In this documentary, we break down:
• Why Greenland matters to military strategy, NATO & U.S. defense
• The role of rare earth elements and critical minerals in global tech and supply chains
• How climate-driven Arctic shipping routes could reshape world trade
• International pushback and Greenland’s own stance against takeover

0:00 Introduction
3:16 Nazi occupation and US aid
6:49 New technology enabled mining
8:50 New shipping lanes open
10:28 Principles of redrawing borders
12:48 Thule air base
14:32 Relocation of the indigenous people
15:17 B-52 Bomber crash in 1968
16:17 The US Purchase attempt
17:50 Cold war competition
18:56 Strategic importance in nuclear defence
19:41 Post Cold war shenanigans
20:31 Greenland autonomy
22:15 China - a near arctic state
23:27 NATOs renewed interest
24:10 China vs. Russia vs. US vs. Greenland vs. Denmark vs. Europe
24:40 Relevance in the 21st century

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