Trump’s Greenland gambit: A strategic play for missile defense or geopolitical brinkmanship? U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues that Greenland is essential for the Golden Dome missile defense program, intercepting potential threats from Russia, China and North Korea via Arctic missile routes. Trump insists on outright U.S. acquisition (not leasing) to prevent foreign adversaries from exploiting Greenland’s strategic position, fearing it could drag the U.S. into a conflict. Trump imposed 10% tariffs on eight North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations opposing U.S. control, citing concerns similar to the UK’s Chagos Islands handover to China-linked Mauritius as a warning. Melting ice opens new…

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