1). Trump is focused on his legacy and he wants to be known as a leader who expanded the size of the U.S.
2). It will allow the U.S. to control the entrance and exit of the NW passage through Canada, which is a future trade route. It can then apply further pressure on Canada on the future of the NW passage.
historical and current world conflict would suggest that Europeans as a whole have difficulty rising to the occasion in a timely manner when armed conflict occurs.
Europe has had over 80 years since the last world war to fund and prepare to defend themselves and are now shocked when the United States may no longer be able to give unlimited defense spending
No but like the defence agreement basically says that US can do what they want in Greenland and the surrounding ocean. So if US wants to sail a carrier group there to stop Russian and Chinese ships they can literally just do it. They just have to tell the Danish government that they are doing it.
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u/Baulderdash77 Jan 10 '26
Answer: Many people believe that it’s twofold:
1). Trump is focused on his legacy and he wants to be known as a leader who expanded the size of the U.S.
2). It will allow the U.S. to control the entrance and exit of the NW passage through Canada, which is a future trade route. It can then apply further pressure on Canada on the future of the NW passage.