How Trump Should Think About the Arctic

How Trump Should Think About the Arctic

Acquiring Greenland has been a costly distraction from longer-term challenges posed by Russia and China.

Trump’s Greenland Deal: A geopolitical win for West despite ruffled feathers

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, January 26, 2026 Location, Location, Location.  Whether in real estate or international politics, the physical location of a particular property, country or sea-lane plays into its geopolitical importance. From Manhattan to Miami, from Singapore to Suez and Gibraltar to Greenland, so much is determined by the location and […]

Trump’s Greenland Gambit Pays Off

By Publicola President Trump arrived in Davos with one item on his mind: Greenland.  The goal was to make a bid for the ice-covered landmass, which is so valuable to the United States from both a geopolitical and financial standpoint.  At the crossroads of the Arctic, the great “piece of ice,” as our President endearingly labeled it, is situated at a crucial intersection for trade and military operations.  It can provide a great strategic boost …

Trump’s Greenland Strategy Is Part of the New Arctic Power Struggle

Seven hundred billion dollars. That’s the figure being floated as the potential price tag for acquiring Greenland, according to recent reporting.

President Trump’s 'Indecent Proposal' for Greenland

In the 1993 film “Indecent Proposal,” billionaire John Gage, played by Robert Redford with glacial charisma, offers a struggling couple one million dollars for a single night with the wife. The proposition initially appalls them. The husband, played by Woody Harrelson, blusters with moral indignation. But financial reality gnaws at their resolve. The money would solve everything. Eventually, the couple sits across from Redford, hands trembling a…