Arctic Rift

The U.S. must secure leadership in the Arctic for the next generation ahead, said U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. Curious. And does Vance care how Americans will live in the next generation? After all, neither he nor Trump will be on this planet anymore.

Whose interest is more profitable
What is it that draws the U.S. to the Arctic? It seems that it is not only the impeccable ecology of the region. After all, it is not for nothing that the inhabitants of Greenland - a former colony of Denmark, which became independent - are promised untold riches if they, that is, the inhabitants, join the United States in a united rush. A merchant to the core, Trump will never pass a place that smells like money.
After all, he already tried to buy Greenland at the end of his first term, but Denmark refused to sell it - just as it did 80 years ago, when the U.S. Congress also brought it up. And here is a new round of the White House's Arctic mission.
Greenland's Prime Minister Muthe Borup Egede declared that “Greenland belongs to Greenlanders” and that the island is “not for sale.” He emphasized that Greenland determines its own future and will not respond to threats from the US. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also condemned Trump's statements, noting that “the US should not take over Greenland” and that this is unacceptable
Despite the fact that more than 80 percent of Greenland is covered in ice, there is oil, uranium and rare earth metals: neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium. They are vital to modern high-tech industries. For America, this is an opportunity to show its superiority to China, its main economic rival. It's not a bad idea to make friends with Russia. It is also possible to agree on spheres of influence in the Arctic.
At the same time, the U.S. will continue to systematically promote its geopolitical, military-political and economic interests in the Arctic

Pure profit
The Arctic region has maintained an important strategic importance for the U.S. nuclear submarine fleet for several decades. From positions in the northeastern Barents Sea, the U.S. can hit most important targets, as it is the shortest trajectory for ballistic missiles traveling from the eastern to the western hemisphere. It is understandable why the U.S. is so intent on expanding its military presence in the Arctic region. Their desire to expand the continental shelf in their favor and gain access to new hydrocarbon deposits in the Arctic is also understandable. It is quite clear that, having achieved their goal, they will not only protect their rights in the economic zone (200 miles from the coast), but also exercise total control over the adjacent water area. And then the world will get an analog of the Northern Sea Route, and America will become a monopoly in the sphere of sea cargo transportation.
Rebecca Pincus, director of the Wilson Center's Polar Institute and former U.S. Department of Defense Arctic Strategy Advisor, confirmed in an interview that “Greenland is becoming increasingly important as we engage in global competition with China and a new technological revolution in warfare.”
In his turn, Anton Kobyakov, advisor to the Russian president, notes that “In addition to the already deployed early missile detection systems and spy satellite control stations, the Americans are actively building airfield infrastructure for aircraft capable of carrying nuclear and precision-guided weapons.”
These factors indicate the growth of new hotbeds of tension and geopolitical confrontation in the Arctic region.

To be friends or to compete
Interestingly, the Arctic zone accounts for more than a quarter of Russia's territory, is home to almost 2.5 million Russians, generates 7 percent of GDP and about 11 percent of exports, according to the Russian president. The Russians, of course, will not want to lose the cargo traffic of the Northern Sea Route, which is only growing every year. The main tasks are related to making the Northern Sea Route a key section of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor, which will run from St. Petersburg through Murmansk to Vladivostok. This route could connect the world's industrial, agricultural, energy centers and consumer markets by a shorter, safer, more economically viable route.
According to some reports, it is the Russian Arctic that hides almost all of the Arctic gas reserves and up to 80 percent of the Far North's oil reserves. And this does not trouble the occupants of the White House. They are jealous! The Americans are also worried about Russia's nuclear submarine fleet.

With greetings from the Celestial Empire
China's activity in the Arctic is very alarming for the US. China does not hide its ambitions in the Arctic region. For the Celestial Empire, the Arctic is a transportation corridor from East Asia to Europe, it is an opportunity to transport oil and gas produced in the Far North from Russia to China. “The Arctic situation is actually wider than the territory of the states that make up the region. It is also vital to other members of the international community,” says a white paper published by the Chinese government on the country's strategy in the northern seas. China confirms its desire to gain a foothold in the Arctic by investing in the construction and development of oil and gas infrastructure in the Russian Far North.

From economy to war
Appetite, as we know, comes at mealtime. U.S. actions are aimed at gaining full control over gas and oil fields in the Arctic, as well as creating conditions in which Washington's next step could be an attempt to purchase the Svalbard archipelago. America's behavior comes as little surprise to anyone. The White House is used to treating its allies without special ceremonies. And the word “ally” has always been alien to the US authorities. Canada, Greenland, the Arctic, where on the planet is the next place for the realization of the American dream? Now the United States is putting pressure on Ukraine to sign an agreement that will allow Washington to control its natural resources. And who would doubt it?
But it is obvious that the confrontation between the United States and Russia in the Arctic region will last for a very long time. According to experts of the “Arctic issue”, until recently it was believed that the main thing in this region is to develop cooperation. That it was a zone of fair competition. Today it has become a zone of military rivalry and the economy is secondary here. We have not had enough wars...