When you consider all the bluster and bullshit from Trump, it’s sometimes difficult to know how - serious he is about a policy? Just so with Greenland, his latest obsession? On Wednesday there were discussions between J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio and representatives from Denmark and Greenland, about the future of the island. Trump claims that the US needs the country for its defence as both Russia and China - now have easy access across the Artic towards America. Moreover there are rich - rare earth minerals in the country and Trump has his eyes on them. This is a reiteration of the Monroe doctrine, first put forward by president James Monroe in December 1823. It’s about spheres of international relations and influence and carving up the world accordingly.
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