Matthew Ehret: 14-02-2026, 
With the January 3 kidnapping of Maduro and renewed US strategic controls over Venezuela, it appears only a matter of time before the USA gains control over the vast territory of Greenland.
Whether or not this is a net positive or negative for humanity, we must accept the fact that Donald Trump’s relentless calls for the acquisition of Greenland (either by military force or through purchase) are not mere rhetoric, as many have hitherto believed, but signal a very serious agenda to profoundly alter the map of the global Great Game for generations to come.
The reasons WHY Trump would want full control over this underpopulated northern land (and its fellow satellite pseudo nation of Canada) should be clear to all. The fact is that in the 21st century, the Arctic is quickly becoming a major strategic battleground, and whoever can secure economic and military controls over this domain will enjoy a vast advantage in shaping the emerging new order for generations to come.
And why shouldn’t it? After all, the Arctic represents one of the most strategic — unexplored and underpopulated — regions of the earth with vast quantities of resources ranging from oil and gas to uranium, rare earths, iron, lead, copper, zinc, and diamonds. In Greenland alone, it is estimated that three of the world’s largest rare earth deposits sit under mountainous ice waiting to be mined.
A recent US Geological Survey estimates that hydrocarbons equivalent to 31 billion barrels of oil sit under Greenland’s soil.