But now the modern-day Marauder, Donald Trump, has his eye on the tundra because lying below the permafrost is lots of oil and natural gas. In addition, other valuable minerals may be present, presenting a financial windfall to those who can harvest it.

 

Greenland is not a country.  It's a territory administered by the Kingdom of Denmark since 1721.  If it were a country, it would be the fifth largest on the planet.  But only 56,000 folks live there because there's nothing to do but make fun of polar bears.

 

Denmark is run by King Frederik X, a descendant of Gorm the Old (not making this up) who presided in the tenth century. Fred looks like a man who could be reasoned with so I believe President Trump can make a deal here.  The Danes get a big piece of the energy harvest by giving the USA a 99-year lease to do the heavy lifting.

 

Of course to protect the investment, the American military would need to build a couple of bases.

 

That would torque Putin off, but blank him if he can't take a geological joke. Outflanking the Russians is a huge plus for America.

 

So that's what the Greenland thing is all about. Copenhagen should definitely make the deal. Old Gorm would.