Why Greenland? Exploring the basis for Trump's ambition

Описание: The Trump administration has made it clear it sees acquiring Greenland as more than just an ambitious long-term goal; it’s being framed as a strategic necessity.
So the question is simple: why Greenland? And if the U.S. were actually to try to take it by force, what would that do to NATO?
The draw: power, geography, resources, and the Arctic getting hotter (politically and literally)
When you zoom out, Greenland checks almost every box that matters in modern power competition: military positioning, global shipping routes, and critical minerals; all in a region that is becoming more strategically valuable every year.
The Council on Foreign Relations points out that Greenland sits between Europe and North America, and because it’s close to both the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans, it has major military and defense value, especially when it comes to tracking growing Russian and Chinese activity in the region.
And as Arctic conditions change, the stakes get higher.
With ice melting and more shipping lanes gradually becoming possible, Greenland’s location becomes even more valuable for both trade and naval strategy, meaning whoever has influence there gains leverage over what may become key Arctic corridors.
That’s why Greenland keeps coming up in the same conversation as Russia and China: the Arctic is no longer a quiet corner of the map.

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