Trump’s desire to control Greenland Donald Trump has made up his mind to implement regionalist policies like China. Trump, who is dreaming of making Canada the 51st state by including it in America, is now talking about bringing Panama and Greenland under American rule. It has become almost clear from Trump’s statements that he has set an agenda to expand America’s territory.
Even during his first term as President, Trump had talked about occupying Greenland. In the year 2019, Trump had also expressed his desire to buy Greenland. This angered the Greenland government.
What are Trump’s intentions regarding Greenland?
Since Trump’s desire to buy Greenland since his first term, the question is why Greenland? Greenland’s strategic location is the North Atlantic Ocean. Although it is a part of the North American continent, but if seen from geopolitical point of view, it is also related to Europe. Trump is talking about occupying Greenland by putting him in charge of national security. But the real reason Trump has his sights set on Greenland is because of its natural resources and its geopolitical position.
If we talk about Greenland, Greenland was under the control of Denmark till the year 1953 and is still under the control of Denmark. But since 2009 there is a semi-autonomous government here. The government of Greenland is supreme over domestic policies and other matters, but the government of Denmark has the power to make decisions regarding defense and foreign affairs.
Trump wants to make money from the Panama Canal
Donald Trump is a business minded person. Therefore he looks at the profit and loss in every deal. America benefits a lot from trade through the Panama Canal. But recently Trump suddenly became angry with the Panamanian government and called it absurd to charge excessive fees.
According to an estimate, about 14 thousand ships pass through the Panama Canal every day. In such a situation, it is said that the Panama government gets transit fees of one billion dollars through this.
Trump wants control over China with the help of Panama Canal
Apart from this, another big reason for gaining control over Panama is China. The Panama Canal connects the east coast of America with China. A lot of China’s trade also happens through this canal, so Trump also feels that this canal can increase China’s dominance in global trade. Trump wants control over the canal to prevent this potential Chinese hegemony.
Find out where Panama is located
Panama is a Central American country. This canal is 82 kilometers long and connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The construction of this canal started in 1900 under the leadership of France. The United States took over its construction until 1977, after which both the United States and Panama jointly controlled it, but in 1999 Panama assumed full control.
Trump boosts Trudeau’s heartbeat
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing the most criticism since Donald Trump won the presidential election. There have been continuous ups and downs in the relationship between Trump and Trudeau. Trump’s only objection to Trudeau is that immigrants are entering the US illegally from the Canadian border and Trudeau is doing nothing.
Fed up with Trudeau’s attitude, Trump played his trump card. Trudeau, who arrived at Trump’s luxurious Mar-a-Lago in Florida, said that Canada should not delay becoming the 51st state of America. Now Trump himself has become serious about this thing which was said jokingly. Whenever he gets a chance, he calls Canada the 51st state of America and Trudeau as the Governor of Canada.
