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Donald Trump

Greenback land

The renewed ambition to acquire Greenland reflects an intriguing blend of geopolitics, national aspiration, and economic strategy. Championed now by US President-elect Donald Trump, this idea has resurfaced with remarkable seriousness, raising questions about sovereignty, international relations, and global security.

A land-grab agenda for modern times

As the world enters 2025, former U.S. President Donald Trump, now preparing for his second term, has reignited the flames of territorial ambition with rhetoric that harks back to America’s imperial past.

Change topic, deflect focus

Given the inherent chicanery, deceit and deviousness of intent involved in Whataboutery, it is the favoured means of those who seek to hide their own misdoings and lack of credible answers. Authoritarian leaders who typically slam all forms of opposition voices and democratic concerns, are naturally drawn towards Whataboutery than essentially democratic, open and honest political leaders. In modern democracies the wave of uber-nationalistic fervour has ensured that democracies are now led by the likes of nationalistic leaders like Shinzo Abe, Boris Johnson, Recep Erdogan, Scott Morison, Benjamin Netanyahu etc.