• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    In addition to mineral exploitation, global warming is opening up the Artic and owning Greenland, with the associated military presence, turns that land into a major strategic and economic zone.

    Imagine once those northern sea lanes are ice-free 365-days a year. He who controls Greenland controls several major shipping lanes from Europe to Asia. Take a look on the map.