Why don't Europe utilize Greenland to reduce its reliance on rare earths, oil and gas? And then block the new Arctic routes with its mighty military
>>541320168Because we like to do nothing but build more mosques
>>541320168Greenland isn't a real place you stupid fuck.
the implication being that there are people in charge who have the best interests of the continent in mind
>>541320168I actually had sex with this man
>>541320168It's middle of nowhere block of ice with very little people. They tried the mining, gas oil thing already it's not worth it.
>>541320168>country's best interest: 100$>importing cheap goods and labor: 50$Isn't international capitalism great? Money supersedes laws because you can just move your money to a different country with different laws.
>>541320168>Why don't Europe utilize Greenland to reduce its reliance on rare earths, oil and gas?Because it's so far out and so far down that it's not financially viable. We have attempted to sell mining rights for ages and no one wants to buy them because they would literally have to build a giant network of entirely new cities/towns from scratch that would have to be manned and constantly supplied from elsewhere, plus the conditions are harsh as fuck.