Your money or your life - How much is Greenland worth?

[WillyAp]

Countries don't count money as we do.
For countries Resources matter. The capability to resist any attack is much more important if you are a large country.
As for smaller countries they need to gang up.That why we have blocks.

Lenin told as much in his booklet Imperialism the Highest Stage of Capitalism. original title: Импepiaлизмъ кaкъ нoвѣйшiй этaпъ кaпитaлизмa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperialism%2C_the_Highest_Stage_of_Capitalism

The US gave up much of their industrial capabilities. 
Germany is about to follow suit on giving up on theirs.

[el kaka22]

It's true that USA is a bully, and in 2026 we shoudln2t look like medieval ages where nations fight over land, sure that is our history and sure that happened many times before, and sure it's happening even right now with Russia wanting to take some land from Ukraine, or Israel killing innocent people just to get some more land etc.

But we need to stop this, and not add to it, and adding another "war" between USA and EU just because of some frozen place is not a smart move at all. I sure do hope that USA stops this, if not then we are going to see not an actual war, but more like an economic war, where USA will put trade bans and high tariffs, which EU will do the same in response, and everyone will be worse because of it.

[Cryptomultiplier]

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In this context, how do you think the global political economy will evolve in the coming years? Are the increasing geopolitical tensions and great power rivalry, in your opinion, the natural pains of transition to a multipolar order, or are they harbingers of a deeper and more structural risk of global conflict?

Currently, we are in the times where governments have joined the race for technological sovereignty and mineral security and trade is about alignment.
We are in the times where the U.S , China, EU, BRICS are in a struggle for influence like the US operations in Venezuela and the news of escalating EU- China trade wars.
Sovereign debt has become constant and interest rates almost always increases steadily, leading to inflation and fiscal dominance is the order of the day wherein governments now spend a huge chunk of the countries resources on defense, climate and industrial subsidy at the expense of making the currency attain stability.

Furthermore, will ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, indebtedness and monetary policies turn gold and silver into a permanent store of value, beyond being a temporary hedge?

We are in the times where Gold and silver are performing so well in the market that they are more or less already seen permanent as good stores of value including Bitcoin, because fiat is not trusted, thus changing the structure of global finance.

[Rabata]

It's true that USA is a bully, and in 2026 we shoudln2t look like medieval ages where nations fight over land, sure that is our history and sure that happened many times before, and sure it's happening even right now with Russia wanting to take some land from Ukraine, or Israel killing innocent people just to get some more land etc.

But we need to stop this, and not add to it, and adding another "war" between USA and EU just because of some frozen place is not a smart move at all. I sure do hope that USA stops this, if not then we are going to see not an actual war, but more like an economic war, where USA will put trade bans and high tariffs, which EU will do the same in response, and everyone will be worse because of it.

American aggressive behavior is now open to the whole world. They are trying to create an unstable situation for the whole world. As you said, the whole world is going through a bad situation through military war and economic war. But what I think is that the purpose of America is to bring their economic situation to a stable state. Because debt also has a big impact on their economy. By the end of 2025, their debt amount has reached about $38 trillion. That is why they may have started so many economic wars around the world to strengthen their economy.

[uneng]

The tendency is to see more hostility going on the world among the nations and even inside the nations themselves, among countrymen. People don't trust each other and don't want to be around each other anymore like they used to do previously.

The world is becoming a vast wild west where the strongest law prevails. USA used to be the sheriff of the world, but Trump is turning the sheriff into the bandit right now through his unethical actions.

Inevitably, a new sheriff will have to rise at some point, bringing order to the chaos. The question is, who is going to be it?

[retaur]

Are all these not on ground and yet we still see oppression of some strong world power on the weaker one and we see fortages of such attack on the media space and yet, the international community seems to be completely quiet about it?

A single tweet is enough to trigger serious chaos because of how fast information travels at present day world. Every generation that is exposed to a certain level of technological arsenal has it advantages and disadvantages though it looks like in most cases, the disadvantage always outweighs the advantage and that's why we are seeing an increase in oppression coming from some elite country to the developing and somewhat weak ones.

Yeah misinformation speeds quick and chaos is a stronger defence than order..

I think the "free market" is too slow to catch on to things. There's still slavery in the chocolate and coffee industry and they're nice foods I'm surprised we can't find ways to grow something similar to them without tropical climates (like is done with sugar). Though there have been successes with chocolate.

[STT]

I saw the 200 million price Putin gave but he failed to account for changes in the dollar since the Alaska purchase.  So if he was being truly accurate and meant to label the dollar equal of gold which was true at that time it would be a considerable amount.   Roughly it would exceed 1 billion maybe 2bn if we refer to the gold standard but that still seems very low, I guess Alaska was a bargain price back then and I doubt any price now would be so low.

Face value price was 7m and other land purchases were also very low at the time, so the idea overall doesnt relate even using gold to account for differences.

The U.S. bought:
•    Louisiana (⅓ of the continent) for $15M
•    Florida for $5M
•    Gadsden Purchase (Arizona/New Mexico land) for $10M

https://onlygold.com/gold-prices/historical-gold-prices/

[Oluwa-btc]

As the world goes mad in this situation, I will certainly not ask how much Greenland is worth. That would make me no different from the murderers killing children for oil in West Asia. I cannot be like them, and I will not be...

I never expected the results to be this way but then there's more catching to do with  which is why the happenings in the country shouldn't serve as a threat to the world peace. There's has always been some issues of threat against some individuals but  enough of the rivalry when there could be a change. For the coming years the impact on the global economic would be massive.

[viljy]

Greenland is worth 200-250 million, according to Putin, relative to the price of Alaska. But Trump can pay each resident of Greenland 1 million.  - in total, this is 57 billion. There's nothing to think about, the island's population needs to agree to a referendum, such a chance to get a million just happens once in a lifetime. Otherwise, Trump will take the island otherwise and will not pay any money. Then, Trump will annex the remnants of the former colonies of European countries that he likes to the States (first of all, those in the western hemisphere, of course). I don't think anyone would dare to stop him. Judging by the speeches in Davos, some European leaders support him.

Besides its potential natural resources, I think the reason the United States is so determined to seize Greenland and make it part of the United States is geopolitical and military. I think one of the reasons Trump is willing to pay $1 million for every person in Greenland is because if Greenland became part of the United States, the US would have a very large territorial area. Furthermore, they could build military bases in Greenland, which would have a huge impact because they could reach China and Russia more easily. The United States could also put pressure on the Chinese and Russian militaries because the area that their submarines and warships could navigate would be very limited. If you add in the United States' military bases around the world, and with Greenland as theirs, then I think the United States has already won 80% of the time over Russia and China.

Even without annexing the island, the United States had the right to deploy military bases there since the 50s of the 20th century. Militarily, nothing will change. It would be possible to talk about victory if the United States really wanted a war with Russia. But why would the United States do that? If there are many weak countries that have natural resources.

[_Miracle]

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/davos-2026-special-address-by-mark-carney-prime-minister-of-canada/ (transcript)
Mark Carney's full speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqHDhO4h10
If you watch more from Davos they are very proud of their plan to rebuild Gaza, as if they are doing some great humanitarian deed.

If the 1st world countries stopped oppressing 3rd world countries to profit the wealthy elite Epstein class (the 1%), then we (the 99%) might prosper together.

We the 99% pay in blood, money and integrity because the 1% can't and will never get enough until everything is consumed.


Trump has exposed the swamp. He didn't create it but his avarice (gluttony, greed) is a clear example of how it begins to even consume itself.
Power is now back to asserting itself through force, masks coming off.

The United Nations was only strong while those with power were willing to cede it.

Carney admits that laws have been applied asymmetrically and this example is very clear throughout history. Serfdoms, Slavery in America, the demolition of Gaza so the wealthy can "rebuild".

When Martin Luther King said "Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere" and
"None are free until all are free". Applies to the world. We are re-learning this in real time.

[Dictator69]

In this context, how do you think the global political economy will evolve in the coming years? Are the increasing geopolitical tensions and great power rivalry, in your opinion, the natural pains of transition to a multipolar order, or are they harbingers of a deeper and more structural risk of global conflict? Furthermore, will ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, indebtedness and monetary policies turn gold and silver into a permanent store of value, beyond being a temporary hedge?

Trump has shown interest in Greenland a long time ago, so other countries in power after this land, or don't want this land to be in his hand, knew this was coming. They are doing everything to stop it. But I can only assume this because everyone is trying hard to achieve what they want.

Some are trying hard to become a hurdle for others, a typical house of a joint family with issues haha.

Now, how this turns out is really hard to predict. Other powers won't agree to give full control of Greenland, Denmark doesn't stand a chance, they have taken a lot of funds from US, now, as Trump already mentioned in one of his tweets, it is time to give back.

But other countries will also give money, maybe Trump wants to bid on Greenland, and it is getting interesting for him that many other countries are also after it, so the price must be a good one.

One thing is for sure. Denmark is going to be rich.

[Satofan44]

I wonder, do the residents of greenland become american? Or do they get to choose and stay on their land whether they choose to be american or not?

The conquered usually are not the ones who make the decision, the conqueror is. They may be given the opportunity to make a decision, but that is generally restricted to the possibilities that the conqueror decides for them.

If Trump attacks an ally that is the ultimate proof that he is a foreign enemy plant.

Only the most stupidest people fall for this low level propaganda. Trump should attack so that you learn your lesson.  

Besides its potential natural resources, I think the reason the United States is so determined to seize Greenland and make it part of the United States is geopolitical and military. I think one of the reasons Trump is willing to pay $1 million for every person in Greenland is because if Greenland became part of the United States, the US would have a very large territorial area. Furthermore, they could build military bases in Greenland, which would have a huge impact because they could reach China and Russia more easily. The United States could also put pressure on the Chinese and Russian militaries because the area that their submarines and warships could navigate would be very limited. If you add in the United States' military bases around the world, and with Greenland as theirs, then I think the United States has already won 80% of the time over Russia and China.

The geopolitical value is probably much more significant than the value of the resources. Nobody really knows exactly how much resources are there, or how hard will it be to extract them. If there is $1 trillion in value in resources, that does not mean that you will gain $1 trillion from this. If it is extremely difficult you may have a very low margin of profit. From a geopolitical standpoint, the location is excellent and it is clear why they want it. Eventually all superpowers will want Greenland unless it is taken over by a superpower before that, the only reason why they are not yet doing it is because they are developing themselves.

But we need to stop this, and not add to it, and adding another "war" between USA and EU just because of some frozen place is not a smart move at all. I sure do hope that USA stops this, if not then we are going to see not an actual war, but more like an economic war, where USA will put trade bans and high tariffs, which EU will do the same in response, and everyone will be worse because of it.

You give up Greenland peacefully and the situation is resolved. If you play the tough guys when you are weaklings, like the EU does, consequences are going to happen. Whatever comes as a result of this, don't be whiny children and blame Trump but instead blame those that tried to stand their ground when they are weak. It is the consequences of their stupidity that leads us to misfortune situations.

One thing is for sure. Denmark is going to be rich.

For its size, Denmark is already rich. However, it is pretty useless like most European countries. If there was a war, which is very unlikely, the US would have Greenland within a day even if all the other NATO members fought together (which is even more unlikely). Those that oppose this are really stupid. If we somehow find ourselves in this kind of war however unlikely it may be (for whatever reason), the result is the US will not stop at Greenland and will continue to conquer other countries based on convenience and their participation in that war. If Canada fought back with NATO for Greenland and lost, it would be conquered.

[bitterguy28]

It's true that USA is a bully, and in 2026 we shoudln2t look like medieval ages where nations fight over land, sure that is our history and sure that happened many times before, and sure it's happening even right now with Russia wanting to take some land from Ukraine, or Israel killing innocent people just to get some more land etc.

But we need to stop this, and not add to it, and adding another "war" between USA and EU just because of some frozen place is not a smart move at all. I sure do hope that USA stops this, if not then we are going to see not an actual war, but more like an economic war, where USA will put trade bans and high tariffs, which EU will do the same in response, and everyone will be worse because of it.

this has always been the case but now is only being highlighted because the big countries are involved and the catastrophe has been so severe but even before this, there’s already many cases of modern day colonialism i sometimes wonder if it will ever really stop

[SquallLeonhart]

There is a president of the biggest nation in the world who waited to get Nobel peace prize because previous one got it, so he wanted one too and because he didn't get it, he became a dictator who kills his own people, attacks other nations, and seizes other countries lands by force. I know republicans and trump lovers will go against that, no doubt about it, of course they will be against it, because they are blinded by him.

But this is the reality, he has his gestapo police kill someone just yesterday again, after only recently they also killed another one in the car, and they got maduro and now want Greenland, all because he wasn't given the Nobel peace prize he wanted.

[Mate2237]

This is the present world we find ourselves were stronger nations use their military powers to intimidating the smaller once to surrender their rights and resources. This is as a result of desperation from these nations concerning the resources of smaller nations. The world is becoming more unsafe because from what I have been observing ever since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia which has lasted till now is that the use of force is now becoming the order of the day. life is going back to those days were it was described as the survival of the fittest.


The world super powers principally Trump is citing a very wrong example to the rest of the world the use of force on international matters is one thing that is vied a breach of international law.

[jossiel]

In this context, how do you think the global political economy will evolve in the coming years?

It's not different from what happened in the past, whichever is the strongest in terms of military and money, that will be the most beloved country by its allies.

Are the increasing geopolitical tensions and great power rivalry, in your opinion, the natural pains of transition to a multipolar order, or are they harbingers of a deeper and more structural risk of global conflict?

Despite that many of these leaders are crying out for peace and equality, they have to look at themselves first and the countries they govern if their people are in the right situation.

Furthermore, will ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, indebtedness and monetary policies turn gold and silver into a permanent store of value, beyond being a temporary hedge?

I think that won't change at all and won't be affected by geopolitics. Gold and silver have been so valuable for all of the countries and that's why they've got a bunch of reserves of it.