International Law,
Government
Aug. 20, 2019
Annexation, legally speaking
President Donald Trump’s recent musings about a U.S. purchase of Greenland have provoked mockery from Denmark to El Centro. I suppose the scorn is understandable. There is no willing seller.
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President Donald Trump's recent musings about a U.S. purchase of Greenland have provoked mockery from Denmark to El Centro. I suppose the scorn is understandable. There is no willing seller. Last week, the Kingdom of Denmark, of which Greenland is an autonomous part, declared the island off the market. Buying Greenland seems like one more grandiose Trumpian scheme, like a Space Force or a 2,000-mile border wall.
Ironically, Denmar...
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