Subject: Re: war with Denmark or Panama??
GOOD! We could use that stuff.

Would we rather:

1. Buy rare Earth materials from China, or
2. Source them someplace more benign?

I'd like Door #2. - Dope

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Apart from Greenlands natural resources, the USA has a genuine security interest in how we and not Denmark, is going to control this shipping implications of this strategic asset. Does anybody prefer it to be China or Russia?

https://georgetownsecuritystud...

The Arctic Trilemma: The United States Must Compete for the Transpolar Sea Route

Maritime trade channels essential for America’s globalized economy lie in the crossfire of security threats. Examples abound: in the Middle East, Iran has seized ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz and has employed Houthi rebels as proxies in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to target commercial vessels and disrupt trade. The Suez Canal is threatened by the spillover of regional instability with the Israel-Hamas war, while the Strait of Malacca is dominated and increasingly militarized by Beijing. The common denominator is clear: global trade routes are under siege and the United States must look for feasible alternatives.

The United States may turn its attention to the North for alternative trade routes: The Northern Sea Route (NSR) and Northwest Passage (NWP). These trade routes are gaining strategic relevance with the ever faster recession of the Arctic ice shield. The United States is an Arctic power; its direct access to the region and national security objectives in the Arctic give the United States a say in the region’s future.

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