What to know

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• President Trump and members of his administration have said in interviews that the U.S. will take control of Greenland "one way or another."
• Greenland is part of Denmark, a member of NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). NATO is a defense agreement between the U.S., many European counties and others such as Canada. As a NATO member, the U.S. already has access to military bases in Greenland.
• The government of Greenland and Denmark have rejected the idea of a U.S. takeover of the territory.

Why it matters

A U.S. military takeover of Greenland would risk ending U.S. alliances. It is unclear who or what would benefit from a hostile takeover.

Discussion questions

• Why do you think the Trump administration is interested in Greenland?
• Why do you think the Trump administration offers security concerns as a reason, even though the U.S. already has military in Greenland as part of NATO forces?

For more

You can learn more about the U.S. posture toward Greenland in this article, or by watching the longer segment below.

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