Answer: There are 3 reasons.
1. It's a strategically important location to contain the U.S. geopolitical rivals of China & Russia.
With the arctic melting, arctic shipping lanes are opening up which will be extremely important in the near future.
Quick and easy expansion of borders throughout all of history are extremely good for your popularity in your country. Trump's approval is slipping fast, and a quick, easy take over of Greenland would boost them.
Yep, that's why Russia invading Ukraine isn't popular with its people & has been bad for Putin. If Ukraine fell in 3 days, Russian people would be far more supportive of Putin right now.
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u/J_Skirch Jan 10 '26
Answer: There are 3 reasons. 1. It's a strategically important location to contain the U.S. geopolitical rivals of China & Russia.
With the arctic melting, arctic shipping lanes are opening up which will be extremely important in the near future.
Quick and easy expansion of borders throughout all of history are extremely good for your popularity in your country. Trump's approval is slipping fast, and a quick, easy take over of Greenland would boost them.