Trump's Jaw-Dropping Greenland Takeover Plan Exposed! Could Denmark Turn to Russia?

All right, hello everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends, where truth matters. By the way, today officially is my birthday, so thank you all for the wishes you guys sent. I know some of you live on the other side of the world, which means you're, you're almost, uh, 16, 18 hours ahead of, of me here, so it's kind of like I read all your wishes yesterday, so thank you so much for that. But technically or officially, today is my birthday, so just another day for me. Once you get to this age, you kind of just like, okay, uh, okay, you pass on those parties and all that stuff, and just you look at it like another. But I'm very excited, and the reason being because it's with you guys, with the community, of course with my own tribe here and with the good friends and so forth. Everybody's texting me for that, but it's with you also. I want to say thank— I'm gonna give shout out towards the end to some of you here, guys. Some of you bought me coffee for my birthday, bought me many cups of coffees. Thank you so much for that. So I decided I'm gonna give a shout out towards the end. So anyway, I got an interesting topic, uh, to address for you today, and this one has to do with Greenland. This is nothing new, by the way, guys. If you only know, not about, uh, 2018-19 when Donald Trump, along with someone else— and that someone else was his friend, uh, he's a real estate individual who was interested in Greenland, the purchase of Greenland— so it goes way back to World War II. So I'm gonna be providing you some insights, but for this one specifically My analysis will focus on the geostrategic, uh, framework, if I may use the term, for why all of a sudden this interest reemerges as Trump is set to start his second term in office. So, so this is what I'm gonna be addressing for you today. I will be happy to answer some Super Sticker questions if you have any. Prepare them and I will answer those. So, but first let me say hi to our community. Willie Holman, as always. Timeline Dunkley from New York, uh, oh, that's an interesting, uh, statement. Timeline Dunkley, I'm gonna share it here. That's crazy how Trump wants to take Greenland. Well, here's the thing, uh, I, I need you to know, guys, one question I'm gonna ask— actually, I'm gonna ask it later on. So let me just say, Matt Becky, thank you for your message, uh, on my birthday. Matt Becky emailed, uh, texted me directly on my Twitter account. So thank you, Matt. Uh, Taiwan Steel, good to see you. Milti Tom, good to see you. Uh, uh, Abdul Fal, good to see you. Uh, Hang NG, as always, good to see you and good evening to you as well. Uh, YT, good to see you. Uh, who else? Marco W, good to see you. Uh, Karl Mao, good to see you. See you, good to see you. Uh, Rick Hein, good to see you. Common Sense, good to see you. Alice Talokin, good to see you here. Very, very excited to be with you guys. All right, let me, let me start with those questions here because you need to understand this and goes back to timeline Dunkley, uh, statement, so it will make more sense to you. First question is, why is Trump interested in Greenland? Okay, second question is, is this Trump personally or is it the US government? There is no clarification yet, so don't jump to conclusion and assume that it is the US government that is interested. Don't jump into that once you know the background story of all this. So second question, is it Trump or is it the US government? Third question, what are the geostrategic implications? If you only know as far as the military assets in Greenland. I'm very familiar with that because not only I did the research for my Russia book, but I also spent time reading and writing about that part of the world. So I'm very familiar with the military assets as to why we had to push towards convincing the Denmark to sort of put pressure on Greenland, and I will explain all those details. And the fourth question is, is this has to do anything with Panama? You all know now Trump is threatening to use force to take over Panama Canal. So, which is crazy to begin with, but on the other hand, what's crazy about it? Because our foreign policy, like I always say, it's reactionary. We just react to events as they happen. So we're gonna get into the detail of all this. It's very, very exciting, uh, uh, uh, show I have for you today here. Please, if this is your first time, please make sure to subscribe to the channel. I will greatly appreciate your support. Some housekeeping stuff is be on the lookout tomorrow for my video analysis that I did, very interesting one. You might want to take a listen to it tomorrow. It's about the HTS and Russia. Who is ever to say the enemy of my enemy is my friend? So be on a lookout for that video tomorrow at 0700 hours my, my time here. So second thing, I just got an email from Maria Lourdes, so I'm going to set up the time and the, uh, the date for the interview with her. Very, very interesting and, and very experienced lady. So I, I'm very familiar with her background, even though when she spent time in Georgetown in Washington. So will be interesting to read about, uh, to listen to this interview. The other thing I want to share, two other things before I'll jump into my conclu— my analysis here, is about Mr. Macron. The incompetent Macron now is attacking African leaders in the Sahel region. And of course criticizing Algeria for that matter. Come on, man, get a grip on reality. It's over for France. And I think it's the reality is not settling, not just with him. Most of the Western leaders seems to be sort of oblivious to the changes that's taking place. They are as clear as they can be, unless they are playing dumb, which is even makes them look more stupid than they already are. You look at, for example, the foreign minister of Germany and the statements she was saying in Damascus. I mean, I was just shaking my head. So, so anyway, I wanted to share that. And second thing, which I had some other, uh, oh yeah, this one here about Panama Canal. This is, uh, the Panama Canal. This is a picture of that. And this one has to do with the Mr. Trump suggest he could use military force to acquire Panama Canal and Greenland and economically force to annex Canada. How crazy this is. And, and again, to those who say— I have another picture here, uh, for, uh, uh, this is a Singaporean cargo ship transiting through, uh, uh, uh, Panama Canal. And this first picture here, I need to give credit to Arnulfo Franco. That's his picture right here. So you guys, just FYI, anytime you do reporting like this, whatever, uh, make sure you give credit to whatever you get the story from and so forth. So this credit goes to Arnulfo Franco. Thank you for the, for the picture here. So, but anyway, the idea that Trump now is thinking about Panama Greenland, and even Canada. So this morning, Canada responded by saying, you know what, we might be interested in purchasing Alaska. You all know this is nothing but stupidity, because let's get real, let's be real here. There's all these statements and all that. Even Trump's thinking in those terms, it's just stupidity. That makes us look so stupid. In this day and age, in this day and age, how can you expect to go and take over a country or, or, or, uh, an independent entity or self-governed or administered region? But in this case of Greenland, there is more than what meet the eye regarding this one, and this is what we're gonna get into this one. So as you know, Trump's son, the eldest son, went over to Greenland. He's in Greenland right now, in, in, and he's traveling as a tourist because he's not— doesn't represent the government. And even Trump himself, he's not in office yet, so he has no authority whatsoever to speak on this unless he is speaking on his behalf. And that is what I asked the question Is this— and to go back to your point, uh, timeline, Dunkley, to go back to your point, is this about Trump himself or is this is about the US government? So the one thing that you need to understand is that President-elect Trump has expressed his desire in 2019 and now is forcefully pushing for his desire to take over the resource-rich Arctic island, because it is very rich natural resources. You all know what it means, right? There's no, uh— on the other hand, Denmark, which has the sovereignty over Greenland, except that Greenland is self-administered. This is almost, almost the equivalency, if I may compare this, to Taiwan and mainland China. Mainland China has the sort of the, all the full authority because the full sovereignty, but it allowed Taiwan to self-govern itself. The same arguments I will make about Greenland, that Denmark, uh, or the Danish government in Copenhagen allowed Greenland to self-rule itself. So however, Denmark, the Danish government said it's not for sale. So becomes the question, what is Trump after? For all this. And that is very, very interesting to understand. There is an interesting article, uh, by Seb Strasevic, and I'm gonna put a link for you guys. I read it last night because it was just published last night, uh, as to why— and, and the author made a logical argument as to why Donald Trump, president-elect, refused to rule out invading— and I use the term invading as it was in the article— invading Greenland or Panama. Yeah, what are we talking about here? I mean, uh, the— it's the law of the jungle here? Just because you have a military might, whatever, you're just going to do whatever? What happened to international law? What happened to the rule base? Order, that is. So, and this is why Trump did disclose that he will use military force to acquire the Arctic Island, uh, or the canal, uh, uh, the Panama Canal, uh, in Central America. So that's just, uh, very, very, very disturbing, to say the least. I know Trump is for Trump. That's why I always say Trump is not, uh, sort of, uh, doesn't have the ingredients of a president. Yeah, this nationalism and all that, it's beside the point because most Americans are angry at the Democrats, you know, and they will be angry at the Republicans because here is what most Americans do not understand. That's how some of us are so dumb stupid. We never understood that for the last 150 years the political system has been controlled by the two political parties. So, you know, it's the same, meets the new boss as the old boss. There is no different. So it's not the party, it's the American people. If they only wake up, this is where the problem— I believe so, but again, that's my opinion. So Well, before we delve deeper, I'm gonna do a little bit of geography and a little bit of history for you to understand about Greenland, because you need to understand its location and so forth. So, so let me share the map here. I, I have the World Atlas, but it's very sporadic, so I decided to just use a separate one here. So now, when you think about Greenland The first thing that comes to mind is the largest island in the world. That's the first thing. Second thing, Greenland is a dependency of Denmark, you know. However, like I mentioned, the comparison between Taiwan and mainland, Greenland has its own government which manages the internal affairs of the island. Third thing is that most of Greenland is covered by a vast ice sheet. Makes you just wonder why they call it Greenland to begin with, and we'll get into that in the history. Uh, another point you need to understand is that the Inuits are the original inhabitants of Greenland, and since Greenland is a possession of Denmark, it is politically linked to Europe. But it is geographically part of North America. This is the interesting aspects about it. So when you look at the map, the one you're looking at right there, uh, Greenland is situated in the north, uh, in the far north, or rather between the Baffin Bay and the Greenland Sea. It traverses the North Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. Greenland is an autonomous dependency of Denmark, which means it is politically part of Europe, as I mentioned. So from a geo— from geographical perspective, Greenland is part of North America. Here is the thing: its people, which are mostly of Inuit heritage and are also related to the Inuits who live in North Canada from way back. Because if you are to go, if you are to go into the history of Greenland, uh, we'll just go to demographics for that matter. So the original Norse, they call them Norse, N-O-R-S-E, Norse settlers, those ones were back in the 10th century. And it was a man by the name of Erik the Red. Yeah, that was his name, Erik the Red. He's the one who named the islands Greenland. Why do you think he named it that? Because they wanted to attract sort of new settlers to come in. And this one, by attracting more settlers to the territory, sort of it will be populated and so forth. So about 2.5 million years ago Greenland was actually really quite green because you think about it, what am I referring to here? I'm referring to the Ice Age, okay? So during the time of the Erik the Red, the one who, uh, you named the, uh, the islands Greenland, uh, up till today, so, so most of the island has been covered by ice most of the time. So, so I'm gonna share some, uh, some images with you guys, and this is just for FYI because I came across this and I wanted to keep it and share it with you. It's nice to see some pictures. Share. I don't— all right, let me make this bigger for you guys so you can see. All right, so what you're looking at right there, so this is the, uh, uh, uh, Ilissat in Greenland. So I'm just going to share some pictures with you guys here. There's another picture here. This is the Memorial of the Relocated Inuits of the High Arctic. So this is near Hamlet, uh, uh, of Resolute Bay. So I have one more picture here that I see. This is the village on, of, on the coast of Greenland. So there are small, small places there. That's, that's usually what it is. And this one here, uh, this is Inuit women. This is like the original inhabitants of the island, uh, Inuit women wearing traditional clothing, that is. What does it remind you of, guys? Is of the Indian, both in the US and in Canada, the original inhabitants of the land. So, uh, this is the, uh, the dog sled. So, and you can see the Northern Light right here. So, which is usually when you go— I remember when I went to Finland the way back, and you could see a little bit, not a lot, but because it was daylight extended It was 11:30 PM and still daylight. I couldn't sleep because you have to adjust to that one. But if you go to Iceland or Norway, you will be able to see the Northern Lights. So very, very pretty right there, guys, right here in Greenland. You see that? So this is the Northern Lights in Greenland. So all right, that is what I wanted to share with you down there. So now regarding the history of Greenland, So, and the history of Greenland, you're gonna have to go back really way back in time, because when you think about it, the first settlers, as I said, was between 4000 BCE, meaning Before Common Era, and 1000 CE, or 1000 Common Era. So most of the Greenland current Inuit population can trace the lineage all the way back to this original inhabitants. That's how far back it, it, it goes. So, uh, interesting about the— its history, it's because it got a lot, a lot for what, what happened. Because you have to understand the— how we moved forward into, uh— and I'm gonna share a few things just, just briefly here because it's so long. I'll provide you the link, you guys can read through it should you be interested. So now when you think about the earliest inhabitants in Greenland, uh, uh, they were the Paleo-Eskimo tribes. Those are considered according to the historical record as the first settlers in the location there. Why? Because through their archaeological artifacts are estimated to have been settled on the island as early as 26th century BC. So there was, however, according to historical records, another community that was residing in the prehistoric Greenland, and that one was known as the Saqqaq people. It's S-A-K-K-A-Q. Saka people who inhabited the islands between 25th century BC and the 9th century BC, and their settlements were around Disko Bay. I don't know if you guys can— let me see if it will appear on this map, but I doubt it. Actually, we might find it right here. Here is another map. Map that I saved here. So the, the Disko Bay, and these early inhabitants of Greenland are believed to have originated from North America before settling in Greenland. Other subsequent settlers of the island who also originated from North America, meaning present-day Canada, include the Dorset, the independent first and the independent second cultures who inhabited Greenland for hundreds of years, that is. So now fast forward to the European— of course, the earlier or the earliest European settlers, there were European settlers there as well. Perhaps the earliest European settlers in Greenland were the Norseman of Norway. And I checked few sources and all of them converge on this except one. It says it was no record of this. So I'm just sharing with you what I found. I'll provide you the links, but you reach your own conclusion once you read the, the, the, uh, the, the facts that they've been stated. So Now, the earliest Norse settlements in Greenland being traced back to 986 AD. This early Norseman has traveled, okay, on their boats from Iceland, where they fled to evade persecution from none other than King of Norway at that time, and proceeded to establish settlements which thrived for centuries. Once again, there are those who agree, there are those who disagree. Norsemen had a great influence in the cultural heritage of Greenland, and this is again according to historians. Erik the Red, who was one of the earliest Norsemen on Greenland, named the island Greenland, and that's how it came about. Fast forward to the, uh, 13th century. Why is 13th century important? Because the King of Norway did not recognize the island until the 13th century, when it was established as part of the kingdom, with inhabitants submitting to the king. The Norse settlement at that time in Greenland persisted until the 15th century, when they suddenly disappeared. Yeah, and disappeared because in what was believed to have been caused by an effect of Little Ice Age experienced during that century. Because remember, when the ice came over, wiped out so many locations. Anyway, then comes, or came, Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland. So, and of course, when you think about Queen of Denmark at that time, who do you think of? Queen Margrethe II is recognized as the head of state of Greenland, a possession she had held since 1972. Okay, so the island became part of the Kingdom of Denmark in early 18th century, and after the Danish monarch asserted sovereignty on Greenland. Soon afterward, uh, soon afterward rather, Greenland received scores of traders from Denmark who settled in the island. And this is why, by the way guys, historically speaking, this is why till today, uh, Greenland depends on Denmark financially. Because I'm gonna share with you something why Greenland turned down an offer by China to build infrastructure, and I'm going to tell you who was behind that one. So Norway would later lay claim on eastern part of Greenland in 1931. It's interesting enough because it was prior to World War II, and you will understand when I share this part with you as to the importance of why Greenland had to go through those changes starting from 1931. So by having Norway wanted to claim, uh, the eastern part of Greenland in 1931, leading to a diplomatic row between Denmark and Norway. However, that one was resolved by the Permanent Court of International Justice in 1933, which ruled Here we comes in favor of the Kingdom of Denmark. Don't think of it that it was a coincidence. It was for a reason why that happened, guys. So very, very interesting dynamics as to— this is some pictures of the colony from way back in Greenland. So, and I have another picture of the— an Inuit family This is with their traditional clothing and so forth. So this is Nuuk, uh, N-U-U-K, or K rather. I'm sorry, not this one, it's right here. This is an image of Nuuk. It's called Nuuk, very interesting location. I have another one here. So those are just some pictures here for you. So All right, let's get into our analysis. Why the president-elect Trump all of a sudden interested in, in Greenland? And by the way, it was in Christmas message. Here is the thing, Trump, that's how little off he is, and I do feel comfortable saying this. Yeah, he might be a shrewd businessman, but that's fine. But when you dealing with the international affairs You can't be behaving like that just because you have a military, whatever you're gonna walk your way through, push through. It doesn't work that way. This is why we have so-called international law, even though you and I know it's just nothing but a bravado. Look what's going on in Gaza, for example. Look what's going on in, in, in, uh, in, uh, some other parts of the world. Where is— what happened to international law? What happened to the rule of law? It's nothing. But anyway, in Christmas message, uh, uh, President-elect Trump described Canadian Prime Minister Dictator Trudeau as— and I did mention this to you— as Canada's governor. I know it's an insult. Usually you don't go to that level no matter what. You and I know, even though Canada is subservient to the US, is still independent on the papers. Same argument I'll make for Japan, for South Korea, for the Philippines, for Australia, Germany, UK. You got the idea. But still, as a head of— as soon-to-be head of state, you don't behave like that. There is a protocol when it comes down to international diplomacy and so forth. And this is when he made that, uh, joke, whatever you want to describe it, as Canada being the 51st state. And here is the key— that's saying if Canada became the 51st state of the United States, its taxes will be cut by more than 60% and its business will double immediately. Well, that's an insult, man. You can't— you can't You can't talk like that. So, but the same argument now I'm going to be making about Greenland. So when, uh, Donald Trump Jr. went over there on the private jet of his father, whatever— and by the way, they call it Trump Force One, you know, just, just a mess, I tell you— he's saying, he meaning Donald Trump Jr., said I am not buying Greenland. So of course he had to just say what, what sells. Of course, that is what he has to say. His dad doesn't think that way. He's think— his dad is thinking of using force if it comes to that. So because here is the thing, Greenland being the autonomous region of Denmark and is geographically an extension of North America, uh, it's closer— here is what's— it's closer to New York than it is to Copenhagen, and Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. That's how sort of for you to understand why all of a sudden president-elect is doing what he's saying, what he's saying. So now the president-elect sort of praised the island, meaning Greenland, for he on his social media. That's why he said, and I quote, because you can trace it back to his statement, make Greenland great again. So, and what he said was, in quote, Greenland is a wonderful place. 'And people would benefit greatly if it becomes part of our nation,' end of quote. Well, wait a minute, man, who gave you the right or the authority to even think about taking over the island? So, and this is why the moment this statement was mentioned, the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen right away fired back and said, and I quote, Greenland is not for sale and it belongs to its people. So we do need— the, the quote continues— we need very close cooperation with the Americans. That is what the Prime Minister, uh, of Denmark, uh, met Frederiksen stated to the media down there. But on the other hand, she continues, I want to urge everyone to respect the people of Greenland. It is their country. Interesting enough that she used the term country. It is their country, and they alone can— they alone can decide their future. So, well, to understand all this, you have to understand the history of Greenland, which means what? You're gonna have to go back to 1941 during World War II when the Germans went over and took over Denmark. Greenland was part of that, except that the, the Germans didn't go all the way right after. At that time Truman made some sort of a deal with the Danish government that they will protect the Greenland by allowing US forces there. This is why we have one of the main bases in Greenland that deals with radars, radars that are used for missiles. Very crucial. Also, the location of Greenland is right in the middle when you look at where it is. I don't have a big, uh, a big map here. So you know what I mean by the middle. You look at North America, you look at Russia and all the other parts of the world, right in the middle. So to the Americans, the thinking back then was about ensuring to track the missiles of the Soviet Union and afterward the Russians. So we went ahead, cut a deal with the Danish government And the deal was signed in an agreement in 1941. That's when it was signed. So, because right during World War II, the Germans invaded, as I said, and, and occupied the, uh, Denmark. And this has left Denmark, the Kingdom of Denmark at that time, other two territories— there are two— the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Those two were exposed. They weren't invaded, but they were exposed to German invasion. And this is why United Kingdom at that time quickly occupied the Faroe Islands, uh, and along with Canada made plans to occupy parts of Greenland. Which of course will drag the, uh, uh, uh, the otherwise neutral island into war. You know, this is why always, if you want to pull a country into whatever, drag them into war. That's basically what we were doing at that time when Truman, uh, was pulling Denmark into the orbits of the US because we wanted to send our troops there. So the United States, which, uh, at that point had not yet entered the war— remember, the US didn't enter the war at that time— so, and rejected these plans and instead made Greenland a de facto protectorate and established formal diplomatic relations with the opening of a consulate. You know, this is what you need to understand, this history. And there is great article out there, I'm going to send it to you guys, uh, post it for you guys. It's called The American Consulate of Gotha, 1940-1942. So right after that, the United States recognized Greenland as the strategic essential for much of Europe's, uh, uh, and the US. Very, very, very interesting. And it was none other at that time than George West, who was the American Foreign Service officer who served in that part of the world from 1938 to 1962 at a variety of posts including Stockholm, Helsinki, Frankfurt, Paris, Luxembourg, uh, Luxembourg and, uh, uh, uh, gothab. So, so it was till 1941 when that agreement was signed between both countries, Denmark and the United States. Here is the other side of the story. It was in 1951 when the ambassador of Denmark in Washington reached out to the US and said, hey, we need to renegotiate that agreement, we don't want you anymore. Or he was pushing for— because Denmark wants to change that status because they're realizing they wanted to keep that independent. This is what's part of where that difference was. And of course All this has to do with Greenland. So, and that's why this article I'm going to send you guys, it's a long one, you can read through, very, very interesting, will provide you, uh, an understanding of the background of, of, of this. But, but here is the thing, one thing you need to understand also throughout this history is that Denmark and Greenland relations has deterior— deteriorated sort of recently. Why? It's because of the practices, colonialism practices. And this is where Trump comes in, in, in 2019 during his first term, when he backed a plan to visit Denmark after prime minister at that time, uh, criticized his idea of buying Greenland. So very, very, very dynamic understanding. Now, of course, floating this idea of buying the island will have to have some reason. And once again, I need you to make sure, guys, you understand. Are we talking about Donald Trump personal desire, or we talking about the US government? So it's very hard to tell at this point till he inaugurates the office. And if the statements comes in, they will realize it's the US government that wants this. Remember, when the US wanted to buy the island back then, they offered $100 million. That was back in the '40s. There are some records where you can find this. The value of the island today will be about $1.4 to $1.7 trillion. But they're not going to sell it. I mean, it's ridiculous. It's their country. So, so, and this is why he is— he meaning Donald Trump— is thinking, uh, uh, wanted to ensure— because remember, this Danish territory, meaning Greenland, is a home to the US military space base. It's called the Pitvik. It's a space base that exists, and this one deals with the radars regarding tracking missiles. Any missile is launched, those radars in Greenland, that's the one their purpose is. This is why we wanted to really ensure now the presence even further. But why is this so important? Because China has reached out to Greenland few years ago to help build bridges, airports, and so forth. And the US pressured Denmark to pressure Greenland not to allow the Chinese to do that. China wasn't about to establish military base. I know this for a fact. What I do know is that China was about to do economic investments, another word, infrastructure, and they are good at that. Greenland was willing to go forward with that, except that Copenhagen, the capital, the Danish government in, in Copenhagen pressured Greenland financially because Greenland receives funding from Denmark. So with the US pressuring Denmark from behind the scenes, We pressured the Danish because Danish have no— it's no different than Sweden, it's no different than Finland. You also— what happened when they joined NATO? We pressure them. They lived for 50 years, Sweden and, and Finland, 50 years in peace with the Russians, Soviet Union, and later on the Russian Federation. No issues there. Russia has no intention, never had any intentions of going into Sweden or Finland. Yes, they had the war back then, but because we pressured those two countries and they signed and joined NATO. The same thing we did to Denmark, pressured Denmark, uh, for, uh, uh, not allowing Greenland to agree to the Chinese investment. But Mike, my word, Chinese not gonna give up, they will keep trying. So, but here is the What I need you to understand, this one has to do with the geostrategic aspects of two other countries, Russia and China. Why is this important? Look at the map. I wish I can show it here. Right here, look at the Arctic. Why is this important? Right in the Arctic is because— and we give credit to World Atlas, by the way, guys, uh, why is this important? It's because the melting ice— China has invested billions of dollars in infrastructure of pipelines of gas and oil. And as I disclosed in my, uh, in my Russia book, and I did disclose this one there, that, uh, the Arctic sits on $35 trillion. Let me repeat this: $35 trillion of untapped natural resources. Greenland by itself has about 28.5 million tons, just by itself, of rare earth minerals. The whole world reserves of rare earth minerals is about 120 million tons. This is sad. This is one of the reasons also why we want it. We wanted to hit two birds with one One, have access to the natural resources which we will exploit, and two, prevent China and Russia from even moving forward with their plan already, because they already built, uh, forced the pipelines and building the stuff in the Arctic. I had a look, I had to take a look at, for example, the infrastructure in the Arctic when I was doing the research for Russia. Uh, just get my book here if you are interested to read up about— because I devoted an entire section in a chapter of about 25 pages detailing all the type of infrastructure and what it means. Well, of course, the melting ice will pave the way for the Arctic oil and natural gas to flow through Russia into pipelines through China, and from there it can go wherever. But also there is the BRI. The BRI, the Belt and Road Initiative, is the same argument I can make about why we are ensuring tensions remain between India and China or in Central Asia. BRI, Belt and Road Initiative. So this is one of the aspects, uh, of, uh, uh, of this, because the thinking is that by the time the ice melts more You're looking at about the Arctic shipping will increase by about 37%. And who is good at making those kind of large container, large, uh, uh, what you call them, freight? China is good at that. Of course, Iceland is good at that as well. So is the Russians. But the thing, the thing that Russians and Chinese share is that they have more icebreakers than the US. This is one of the idea as to why we are interested from that economic aspect. From a geopolitical and strategic is we wanted to use it as a choke point. It's because when you think about the importance of Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom gap, that will be a choke point where you can choke the Russians ships because they must transit through the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic. This is what I need you to understand, because Greenland's mineral wealth— okay, Greenland, as I said, is thought to have and be, uh, home to a wealth of untapped mineral resources, including coal, zinc, copper, iron ore, diamonds, and oil. And one thing we wanted to do is to never count on China's rare earth minerals, because China has a lot. But it's kind of— with the sanctions that now China imposed on the US defense contractors, where do you think those defense contractors going to get the, the, the, uh, the, the ingredients for the, the stuff they need to produce those weapons. And most of them are produced where? In the US? No, in China and some other Asian markets. So, and this is why you need to understand. So I'm sorry, earlier I said 28.5% of untapped rare earth minerals is 38— 38— Greenland has 38, uh, uh, 38.5 million tons of rare earth minerals. The world reserve is about 120, uh, uh, million, uh, tons. So, and this is where when you link this one to the other side of the world in Panama with Panama Canal, that the US is saying we're gonna take over that militarily if we have to. It's almost— I feel like, are we living throughout the years of Reagan once again? Ronald Reagan was saying the same thing, and we all remember what happened at that time with the, uh, Panama Canal. You know, the Panamanians will have to decide. It's their canal, they can decide whatever. So, but also has nothing to do with Panama itself. It has to do with the expansion of the, uh, uh, of the BRI in Latin America and the countries that are willing to be part of this expansion economically. We do not want to see, uh, Latin America sort of evolve economically. It's almost like wanted to keep that Monroe Doctrine alive when in reality the world— I've said this so many times, I don't like to repeat myself. But the world has changed, and the United States needs to change with it. Pardon me. Now, this is why you need to understand the economic and the geopolitical, uh, uh, uh, reasons as to why Trump is pushing for this. The other question that looms large: was it really Trump's idea or someone else? Because remember, one of his supporters, he's a Jewish mogul when it comes down to real estate, you know, he's the one who floated the idea back in the '80s— in the 2018s. And the national security advisor at that time Bolton, he's the one who want to have the conversation with the Danish ambassador in Washington, trying to, uh, test the waters to see if we can purchase that. So there is this strategic, uh, uh, uh, uh, component to understanding these dynamics, why all of a sudden you're hearing the conversation coming up to the surface. Which is to me, diplomatically speaking, this is not something you say because that's a sovereign entity. It belongs to Denmark even though it's self-governed. Greenland is self-governed, but still, you can't just force your way militarily into something like this. That just doesn't make any sense. So And the idea, like I mentioned in my Russia book, is that the US is very concerned about these joint ventures between Russia and China. Well, it's fait accompli, as we say, as the saying goes. There is nothing we can do. So when Trump or the ones like Trump saying, well, this is because it's for the purpose of national security and freedom, Come on, man. What freedom are we talking about? What national security? The national security will be when you have your people are starving right here. That becomes a national security concern because it's from within. But sadly to say, some of my fellow Americans are clueless. They are clueless. I don't shy away from saying it, uh, with all my respect to you, especially my viewers here from the United States. You know what I'm talking about and you know what I'm referring to. So, uh, for you, consider yourself, uh, slightly different than others because you are armed with knowledge. And I hope you have learned something with me for the last year and a half or so, because that's what it is. And this is what I need you to understand, the big picture as to why all of a sudden the conversation is surfacing or regarding Greenland and Panama, the canal that we wanted to use even military force to take over. Yeah, that era is gone. You can't, you can't be, uh, uh, bullying countries. And, and Trump tends to have that kind of approach. Uh, not all New Yorkers are like that, but that's part of the makeup in New York. Once you know how the American locations the people from the South versus those in the North, and New York versus LA and Chicago and so forth. Each one of them has its own flavor as far as the aggressiveness and the personality type. So, uh, Trump is not a— he's not a politician. So, and that's not a way of talking, bullying your way into this. But again, you have the Europeans that can sort of fall into that. I mean, look at the Europeans now. Europeans say we stand on something, but stand on something that doesn't matter. But when it comes down to the issues that matter, they can't. They can't. I'll say the same argument about Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Philippines. Can they stand on really issues that matter, like security, for example, in Asia? No, they can't. But they will say, well, we disagree with the Americans regarding this and that, you know. There's two different things, so if you know what I mean. So, and this is again where you are realizing the idea of why, uh, uh, uh, so even for Denmark, uh, to be saying with this and that, well, wait a minute, you're the one who agreed to sign the agreement with the Americans. Well, that's the outcome of it, you know. Deal with the consequences of your actions. Simple as that. So, but Denmark— I was in Denmark way back, uh, I— back then it was different, uh, but again, all the Scandinavian, uh, countries have, have changed. I don't know about Iceland and Norway, I haven't visited those two, but for Denmark, Sweden, and Finland, I've been there and I saw it was slightly different back then than what it is today. Politically speaking. So they have no, uh, uh, no, no, no standing like the rest of Europe. No standing. Because Europe— and this is why I want you guys to watch the, uh, the analysis that I'm going to release tomorrow in my recorded video. Uh, please make sure, take a look at, listen carefully, uh, as I, I, and I would love to have your feedback on, on that one, because I like to engage you intellectually speaking through those. You know, those analysis that I do, it's not something you find anywhere. Some people pay top dollars for those kind of analysis. You're getting it for free, guys, to some of you. There are those who supporting the channel, and I am very, very grateful. 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