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Greenland: Strategic, Silent, Surging
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Greenland isn’t just ice and isolation—it’s one of the most strategically coveted places on Earth.
Home to the Inuit for over 4,500 years, and later the Norse led by Erik the Red, Greenland has always drawn those bold—or desperate—enough to brave its brutal Arctic edge. The Norse colonies mysteriously vanished by the 15th century, but the island’s story was far from over. Denmark staked its claim in the 18th century, and while Greenland gained home rule in 1979—and greater autonomy in 2009—it’s never stopped being a geopolitical prize.
During the Cold War, the U.S. didn’t just watch from afar—they built military outposts, including the still-active Thule Air Base, a sentinel in the far north. And in 2019, the world took notice again when President Donald Trump floated the idea of buying Greenland—a move dismissed as absurd but rooted in very real strategic ambition.
With melting ice revealing new shipping routes and untapped resources, Greenland is no longer the frozen frontier—it’s the future. And the race to influence it is only just beginning.
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