Here's why Trump's pursuit of Greenland is really about the control over the Arctic

President Donald Trump has reiterated his desire to buy Greenland, and refused to rule out using military or economic coercion to achieve his goal of controlling the autonomous territory of Denmark. .However, the United States isn't the only country with an eye on the region. In 2018, a Chinese state-owned company bid roughly $550 million to expand two airports in Greenland, but the bid was ultimately withdrawn. Meanwhile, Russia has been reopening old Soviet military bases across the Arctic since 2015, inc ...