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Keeping up his tirade, US President Donald Trump has again threatened Denmark and the EU over Greenland by sending a blunt letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Trump’s response comes after the Nobel Peace Prize committee decided not to award him the prize, citing his hardened stance on Greenland, a region closely associated with Norway and Denmark.
Trump’s Letter to Norway
New Delhi: The US president, Donald Trump, has become churlish over a Nobel Committee’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize for his views on Greenland. In a blunt letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Trump expressed frustration and claimed that he no longer feels obligated to think only about peace and can now prioritize what is best for the United States.
According to Trump, Denmark cannot protect Greenland from Russia or China, and he questioned Denmark’s “right of ownership” over the island. He suggested that the United States should have control over Greenland, arguing it is crucial for global security.
The letter was circulated by the US National Security Council to several European governments, signaling that the US wanted the message widely known.
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The Letter
“Dear Jonas: Considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 wars, PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents; it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The world is not secure unless we have complete and total control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT,” Trump wrote, according to Bloomberg.
US President Donald Trump (Source: Internet)
Prime Minister Støre clarified that the letter was sent in response to a short text message he had sent earlier to Trump. He emphasized that Norway does not decide the Nobel Peace Prize; it is awarded by an independent committee.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee also confirmed that even if a medal or diploma ends up in someone else’s hands, it does not change who is officially awarded the prize. This response underlined that Trump’s frustration over the Nobel Prize was misplaced, as Norway has no authority over the decision.
Donald Trump might make bogus claims of Russian and Chinese threats to US security over the illegal seizure of Greenland, but a deeper reading of global dynamics suggests a far more calculated motive: control over Greenland’s vast and largely untapped natural resources.
Strategically, Greenland already plays a crucial role in U.S. defense architecture. The United States has maintained a military presence there since World War II, including the Pituffik Space Base—its northernmost military installation—used for missile detection and Arctic surveillance. This presence exists with Denmark’s consent under long-standing defense treaties and NATO arrangements. From a pure security standpoint, the U.S. already has everything it needs in Greenland.
So why the renewed push to “own” it?
The answer lies beneath Greenland’s icy surface. The island is believed to hold nearly $4 trillion worth of rare earth minerals, oil, gas, and hydrocarbons—resources that are vital for modern technology, defense manufacturing, and green energy transitions.
Rare earth elements are especially critical for fighter jets, electric vehicles, electronics, and missiles. Currently, China dominates this supply chain, giving Beijing enormous leverage over Western economies. Recent Chinese export restrictions have exposed U.S. vulnerabilities.
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At the same time, melting Arctic ice is opening new global shipping routes, reducing travel time and costs dramatically. Control over Greenland effectively means influence over the Arctic’s future trade and military balance.
Add to this Russia’s rapid militarization of the Arctic and China’s growing investments in the region, and Greenland becomes a prize in a larger great-power contest.
