provide that voice for the right even beyond America’s shores. Calling Trudeau the “governor” of
Canada, as if our neighbor to the north were merely the 51st state, was one way Trump highlighted Trudeau’s weakness. Canadian conservatives do not, of
course, think of their country as just an appendage to America, but the effect of Trump’s jibe was to make Trudeau look like the lightweight he is, setting him up for his downfall at home.
After Trump’s humiliation of
Trudeau, the prime minister’s stand- ing in his own party collapsed. Now Trudeau himself is heading
for the exit: Trump has peacefully brought regime change to Canada, though as always, the hard part will be what comes next.
Daniel McCarthy, a recognized expert on conservative thought, is editor in chief of Modern Age: A Conservative Review.
nificance for the U.S. military and for its ballistic missile early warning sys- tem, since the shortest route from Europe to North America runs via the Arctic island. The U.S. wants to expand its mili-
tary presence there as climate change has melted ice and opened up Arctic waters to Russian and Chinese navy vessels. The island, whose capital Nuuk is
closer to New York than the Danish capital Copenhagen, boasts mineral, oil, and natural gas wealth. A 2023 survey showed that 25 of
34 minerals deemed “critical raw materials” by the European Com- mission were found in Greenland. They include significant quantities of materials used in batteries, such as graphite and lithium, and also so- called rare earth elements used in electric vehicles and wind turbines. Greenland has banned extraction
of oil and natural gas for environmen- tal reasons, and development of its mining sector has been snarled in red tape and opposition from indigenous people. This has kept Greenland’s econo-
GREENLAND P
Key Strategic Island Rich in Minerals
resident donald Trump wants to make Greenland —
the world’s largest island, rich in minerals and strate- gically important — a part of the United States. “Greenland is an incred-
ible place, and the people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our Nation,” Trump said in a Truth Social post in January. Greenland, part of
NATO through the mem- bership of Denmark, which governs it, has strategic sig-
my reliant on fishing, which accounts for over 95% of exports, and annual subsidies from Denmark, which cover roughly half of the public budget. If Greenland becomes indepen- dent, it could agree to a “free asso-
COUNTRIES CONTEND FOR CONTROL OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN President Donald Trump said he wants to make mineral-rich, strategically placed Greenland a part of the U.S.
ciation” pact with the United States, similar to Marshall Islands, Microne- sia, and Palau in the South Pacific.
PANAMA CANAL T
China’s Investment Poses Security Threat
he u.s. spent vast sums of money and manpower to build the 51-mile Panama Canal out
of a mosquito-infested swamp in the early 1900s. Over the years, President Donald
Trump says, China has seized con- trol of the strategic waterway, giving Beijing a huge economic and military advantage over Washington, USA Today reported. Now, Trump wants the U.S. to get
control back. “We gave it away for $1, but the deal
was that, you know, they have to treat us fairly. They don’t treat us fairly. “They charge more for our ships
than they charge for ships of other countries. They charge more for our Navy than they charge for navies of other countries.” President Jimmy Carter gave Pana-
ma control of the canal in a treaty that took effect in 1999. According to a United Nations
report from February, transits through the Panama Canal “have plummeted 49% compared to its peak, because a drought has lowered water levels.” Charles Kupperman, deputy
national security adviser in the first Trump administration, agreed that China’s massive investment in canal infrastructure could pose a security threat to the U.S. “The Chinese definitely have a
strategy to create a large presence in the Western Hemisphere. And it’s not just in Panama; it’s throughout South America and other places as well,” Kupperman said.
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