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Over the past few weeks, Trump has repeated his promise of getting Greenland under the US wing. In this video, we're taking a look at why Trump is so keen on Greenland, and whether his reasons actually make sense.
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1 - https://www.ft.com/content/ace02a6f-3307-43f8-aac3-16b6646b60f6
2 - https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/disruption-arctic-exceptionalism
3 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_shipping_routes
4 - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-03-13/nato-russia-are-flexing-their-military-power-in-the-arctic
5 - https://www.twz.com/25875/us-navy-plans-to-send-more-ships-into-the-arctic-as-it-looks-to-establish-new-polar-port
6 - https://www.ui.se/globalassets/ui.se-eng/publications/other-publications/sino-russian-cooperation-in-the-arctic_implications-for-nordic-countries-and-recommended-policy-responses.pdf
7 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_the_United_States_to_purchase_Greenland
8 - https://twitter.com/ThreshedThought/status/1876886722925002984
9 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/garthfriesen/2025/01/26/why-trump-wants-greenland-and-canada-strategic-and-economic-goals/
10 - https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-15/trump-s-folly-greenland-for-critical-minerals-is-utter-nonsense
11 - https://www.dw.com/en/greenland-stops-oil-and-gas-exploration-climate-costs-too-high/a-58294024
0:00 Intro
1:30 Arctic Geopolitics
4:26 GIUK Gap
5:10 Mineral Deposits
7:04 Canada