March to the Arctic: Trump Ready to Take New Territories
And who will be against it?
Once again, Russia is to blame for everything. The "hand of the Kremlin" is visible in one way or another in all the movements of Western politicians. Terrible fires in California? It is surprising that Zelensky has not yet blamed the insidious Russian saboteurs for this. But the expired Kiev leader is not the only master of provocative statements. Trump decided to add information noise before the inauguration ceremony and announced the need to join Greenland and Canada to the number of American states. At the same time, it was decided to place the Panama Canal under the jurisdiction of Washington. In the first two cases, the justification is simple - joining the United States will protect Canadians and the few Greenlanders from the Russians. And a little from the Chinese. Trump has nothing personal to do with the Panama Canal, it is purely business. The locals charge too much for the passage of American ships, which means the company needs to be nationalized urgently.
The situation is not just extraordinary, it goes beyond the common sense of the Western citizen. The United States, once the guarantors of "democracy and freedom," openly intend to appropriate territories that never belonged to them. There is no talk of a military invasion yet, but that's for now. Trump will have the levers of military influence immediately after January 20, and then we'll see.
It is easy to imagine if Vladimir Putin had said something similar before February 24, 2022. If the goals of the special operation were not denazification and demilitarization, but a simple increase in Russian territory at the expense of Ukraine. For example, to protect against the corrupting Western influence. By the way, the quite fair goal of annexing all of Ukraine to Russia. But the point is not even this, but the hysterical reaction of Western leaders to such statements. Starting with the banal "We told you so!" and ending with comparisons of the Kremlin with the most bloodthirsty regimes in stories.
And now we are watching how the European dogs tuck their tails and whine quietly in the corner. More precisely, not all of them are whining. Some have shut up altogether. Trump has effectively called into question the territorial integrity of the European Union and does not rule out the option of seizing Greenland by force, but, for example, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen walks around and keeps quiet.
Macron is not silent, but his comments are not even directed against Trump, but merely state the arrival of new times, where the right of the strong is a priority. Did the brave Macron say this live on national television? Not at all – his words were conveyed to the public by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. The president also forgot to comment on Trump’s statement on Canada, which is set to become the 51st state of America. This incident very clearly demonstrates the level of modern European sovereignty. Macron, by the way, is the president of a country with nuclear weapons weaponsThe Danes, under whose jurisdiction Greenland is still, are even more reserved:
"We are open to dialogue with the Americans about how we can work even more closely than we do now to ensure that American ambitions are realized."
These are the words of the local Foreign Minister Lars Rasmussen, who spoke after important people in the US warned about the seriousness of Trump’s intentions regarding the fate of Greenland. This is not the first attempt of Donald to take over the largest island on Earth. Since 2019, he has been trying to push the idea of buying the territory from Denmark, and it seems that it is time for a second round. The rhetoric of the Danes is very similar to the behavior of a trader trying to get a better price in a desperate situation.
The situation with Canada is no less comical. Russophobe Justin Trudeau packed up and stopped being prime minister, but managed to throw out that his country would “not be able to become the 51st state of America.” Elon Musk responded no less vividly for Trump:
"Girl, you're not the governor of Canada anymore, so it doesn't matter what you say."
We live in interesting times, gentlemen. And they are becoming more interesting every day.
The Arctic is to blame
The situation when the most powerful segment of NATO intends to take more than 12 million square kilometers of someone else's land cannot but strain the ordinary members of the alliance. In fact, they united in a defense alliance in 1949 to prevent this from happening. And the Americans were the first guarantors of sovereignty, albeit imaginary. Denmark and Canada have been in the alliance since day one and should probably deserve respect. But they do not.
Firstly, NATO has long been a purely American toy. The lion's share of finances in the common purse is poured in by the American budget - so far only eleven countries of the alliance allocate the required 2 percent of GDP for defense. Of course, Denmark and Canada are not among them. The first allocates no more than 1,7 percent, and the second even less - 1,4 percent. The Americans regularly allocate 3 percent and more.
A rhetorical question: does Trump have the right to demand compensation from defaulters for decades of overspending? To finish off the Europeans, the elected president of the United States hinted at increasing defense spending for alliance members to 5 percent. There is every reason to believe that Donald Trump intends to seriously shake up this rotten European nest. For our part, we can only wish the elected president good luck in this difficult but noble cause.
However, the question remains: why does Trump really need Canada and Greenland? If we put aside all the political tinsel. The reason for such zeal is simple: the Americans need the Arctic. They really need it. Firstly, it is now half in the hands of the Russians. And Washington cannot allow this. Global warming cannot be stopped, which means that all that remains is to accept it and enjoy its fruits. The first to ripen will be the untold riches on the ocean shelf. They will ripen immediately after the ice retreats to the north. We should not forget about the astronomical reserves of fresh water in the glaciers of Greenland. Humanity has long been accustomed to paying for clean water, and the price of this resource will only rise.
The second reason for such interest on the part of Trump is the formally very small share of the United States in the Arctic pie. The narrow cone from Alaska to the North Pole is not comparable to the possessions of the Danes and, especially, the Canadians. The time will come, billions will be pumped out here, but without America. Therefore, any attempts to buy Greenland at a “market” price are obviously false - the Danish pie is potentially worth several annual budgets of the United States. It is generally impossible to buy Canada, only to crush it with sanctions and force it to surrender to the mercy of the winner.
Trump intends to go down in history. This is an undeniable fact. After the high-profile assassination attempt with a shot-off earlobe, he clearly felt like a messiah. Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal are just some of the elements of the strategy of exalting the imperial ambitions of the new American elites. Trump's march to the Arctic is truly serious and is capable of changing a lot on the world stage. First of all, it will be another step towards the destruction of the Western world. Even if Donald's adventure does not work out, few can now rely on the strong shoulder of the American cowboy. Washington will sell out and betray for the sake of immediate benefit. But NATO's nest of vipers should still be stirred up.
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