Climate change has reshaped the planetary agenda. Until a few years ago, it was said that the 19th and 20th centuries were the centuries of the Atlantic and that the new millennium would begin with the century of the Pacific, as a key ocean for the planetary balance of power and a place of confrontation between great powers.
Accelerated warming and the resulting changes have brought the Arctic Ocean to the forefront, not only because it could become navigable year-round, but also because of the wealth it hides within or beneath it, as well as its privileged position for control or, better said, connection with the cosmos and the increasing number of space projects.
The Russians and Chinese are advancing more openly and aggressively in the Arctic, and America is forced to respond. Trump and his closest associates may not use the appropriate vocabulary in international politics, but that does not change the essence: whoever controls the North Pole and the Arctic Ocean has a good chance of dominating the world throughout the 21st century.
In the commentary dedicated to Greenland, we also answer the following questions:
- When and why do Americans remember Greenland?
- Since when does Washington want to “buy” Greenland?
- What does the "Monroe Doctrine" have to do with Greenland?
- Why don't Americans trust Denmark?
- What solutions are possible for the largest island on the planet?
- Why is Greenland important to the outcome of the US-China struggle for hegemonic role?
- What's under the ice in Greenland?
- Who alone has the technology, logistics and money to exploit Greenland's resources?
Answers on Sunday at 6:15 PM and 10:30 PM on Television Vijesti
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