GREENLAND - The president’s theatrics have forced Europe to recognise the strategic importance of the territory. Greenlanders are the biggest winners. Greenland – a geographical afterthought for most of history – has suddenly found itself at the centre of great-power intrigue, complete with threats, counter-threats, congressional pushback, NATO awkwardness and a level of theatricality usually reserved for Hollywood dramas. Yet, once the noise subsides, Greenlanders, despite being threatened with invasion, may well emerge as the key winners.
For decades, Greenland has been subsidised by Denmark and sheltered by NATO’s security umbrella. Now more money is likely to flow in – both from Copenhagen, keen to demonstrate commitment, and from Washington, eager to secure access and influence. Expect investment not only in runways and ports, but in minerals, research, hearts and minds. Few places on Earth sit at that sweet spot where cash, protection and strategic attention converge. And unlike most courted territories, Greenland can plausibly play suitors off against each other. Not bad for an island everyone once forgot.
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