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At the press conference at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Donald Trump once again mentioned his desire to buy back Greenland and take control of the Panama Canal. He even bluntly stated that he does not rule out the possibility of using military or economic power to achieve this goal. The brazenness of the new US president reached its peak when Trump proposed the idea of turning Canada into the 51st state of the United States!
The presidents of Panama, Canada, and Denmark, as well as other European politicians (including the German Chancellor and the French Foreign Minister), of course unanimously agree: "The sovereignty and independence of their countries are non-negotiable." This is also the content and spirit of international law, including the UN Charter signed after World War II.
All US presidents since then, except Trump, have accepted these diplomatic principles. This system has long been called by Washington the "rules-based" "liberal" international order… Although not perfect, the UN Charter - recognized by Washington - still balances power and justice, interests and values, between realism and idealism of America.
With the above statements, Trump has implied that he disregards the broader but more abstract definition of America's interests. Strangely, except for the neighbor Canada, Greenland (Denmark) and Panama have one thing in common: they are US allies but small countries. Trump is targeting three countries in the Western Hemisphere that are long-time US allies, not China, Russia, or North Korea!
Therefore, the international political community is not worried that Trump will invade Panama, Greenland, or Canada - because he won't do that! What they fear is that Trump is following the path of Putin and Xi Jinping, pursuing crude power and expanding influence over neighboring countries through force. And they fear that America under Trump may no longer protect Ukraine, Taiwan, or even Japan and Estonia. From there, a new world order will open up.
The above is a summary of the geopolitical perspective from Andreas Kluth - columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and The Economist, editor-in-chief of Handelsblatt Global.
However, looking more closely at Greenland and Panama from an economic perspective, what Trump is aiming for is probably not the land with only over 56,000 residents - or the canal that once belonged to the US. But what he is looking at is natural resources, strategic location, oversight of international trade, and the ability to limit China's influence.
The following Macroeconomics article below is compiled by Viet Hustler based on the above economic perspective.
In other words, Viet Hustler wants to compile a perspective from the economic interests of Donald Trump as a billionaire, not as a typical politician!
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