Trump wants to buy Greenland again. That would give him a global advantage

To guarantee national safety and freedom around the world, the United States of America believes that possession and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity – Trump reported on the fact Social portal.

In the same statement, he announced the nomination of PayPal's co-founder, Ken Howery, as US Ambassador to Denmark. Ken will do a wonderful occupation representing the interests of the United States – he said. During Trump's first term, Howery served as US Ambassador to Sweden.

Trump referred again to the issue of his first word erstwhile he attempted to buy Greenland, an autonomous subsidiary territory of Denmark. At the time, both Greenlandic and Danish authorities decidedly rejected the thought as a joke.

Harry Truman wanted her, too.

There is an American Thule Air Base in Greenland, which was renamed Space Force Base in 2023. According to AP agency, Trump was not the first U.S. president to propose buying this largest island in the world. president Harry Truman made a akin offer to Denmark in 1945. The United States began negotiations with Denmark on Greenland, and at 1 point offered to acquisition the island for $100 million in gold and oil rights in Alaska. Although the talks were in secret, the thought both then and now caused shock among the Danes.

Thanks to global diplomacy, Washington gained the access that the Truman administration wanted, without having to sale land, and Greenland remains a self-government overseas territory of Denmark.

Advantage over another Giants

Over the past 3 years, the United States has importantly increased its commitment to the Arctic, moving from small interest to including this region in a strategy to halt China and Russia globally. The Arctic strategies adopted between 2019 and 2021 by the Department of Defence and individual types of armed forces specify Arctic as an area of large geostrategic importance and for global force projection and as key to national security, straight linked to the defence of the U.S. territory.