Donald Trump changes his tactics but no goal. If the 47th President of the United States first tried to buy the Greenland In Denmark and threatened to use the military force to annex this territory, he now envisages a new strategy: to offer each resident of the Arctic island an annual check in the amount of $ 10,000.
According to the New York Times, The idea was discussed at the United States National Security Council. It aims to replace the $ 600 million annual subsidies allocated by Denmark to Greenland by a direct distribution plan to the inhabitants. Thus, the White House hopes to change local public opinion on its side.
Washington intends to recover the territory “in one way or another”
“We will ensure your safety, we will make you rich and together we will lead Greenland to summits that you would never have imagined possible”said the Republican on March 4 during a speech before the American Congress. He assured that Washington would recover the territory ” either way “.
Donald Trump is particularly interested in the economic benefits that the island could bring in in the United States thanks to its many riches. He thus wishes to get his hands on the reserves of uranium, gold, copper and oil. Global warming makes them always more accessible. The American president also considers strategic the location of the Danish autonomous territory, recently evoking the passage of “Boats from Russia and China” near the island.
To convince the Greenlanders to go under the American fold, the Trump administration also plays on the identity issue. She willingly reminds them that they are the vast majority of inuite populations from Alaska several centuries ago. Thus, Washington hopes to arouse a feeling of kinship with the indigenous populations of this American state and strengthen a form of belonging.
But this approach is far from pleased Denmark and the Greenlandic executive. “We cannot annex another country”castigated the Danish Prime Minister Put Frederiksen, who denounced “Pressures and threats” Donald Trump teams. “The United States will not get Greenland”says the Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen. Before adding: “We decide on our own future”.
