Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies key position in warming world | AP Explains
Since his first term in office, President-elect Donald Trump has expressed interest in acquiring Greenland, which is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, a longtime U.S. ally and a founding member of NATO. It is also home to a large U.S. military base.
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Experts say the remote, icy and mostly pristine island is where worsening climate change, scarce resources, tense geopolitics and new trade patterns all intersect.
