When Trump Wants Greenland, We Are All Denmark!

Donald Trump’s suggestion to potentially seek to acquire Greenland from Denmark has truly astonished the world. It seems there are no boundaries of imagination for the U.S. President to stay in the global headlines at each and every moment.

Already, there are intense intellectual debates about the potential motivation behind that proposed real estate move.

After all, the obvious strategic purpose of such a contemplated transaction is not to build golf courses and Trump condo towers – unless, of course, the island gradually falls to global warming and regains the essence of its name (“Green” land).

One must get prepared

Still, while the entire rest of the world feels with the Danish government and governments around the world have probably initiated legal audits to assure themselves of the solidity of their territorial holdings, one must get prepared.

Clearly, given the continuing preeminence of the United States in the world of today, having a refined understanding of the realtor-turned-President’s acquisitive view of the international property market is fast becoming key coinage in global power relations today.

Just remember, beyond knowledge of the raw angles of the entertainment industry, Donald Trump primarily brings real estate business experience (of the rough kind) to the Oval Office.

Landlords and tenants

To Trump, the world is made up in a totally binary fashion. It consists of landlords and tenants. It therefore stands to reason that he views the entire world essentially as a rent-controlled building that he owns, either directly or on behalf of the United States.

Accordingly, Trump is greatly troubled by the fact that the occupants of whichever vast building or desirable plot of land are using arcane laws and customs – whether rent-control provisions or funny international agreements like the WTO and international treaties in general – to defraud him and the United States of the due returns.

Just remember that Mr. Trump hasn’t seen an agreement or contract yet that he would not like to break if it serves his interests or desires.

After all, Trump can count on lifelong experience as one of the toughest New York operatives to reshape his tenant pool and properties.

Responding to “friendly” embraces

The trouble for the rest of the world’s countries, as Denmark now gets to experience first-hand, is that it is still to be determined how, in the absence of effective law enforcement provided by international institutions, they are able to respond effectively to such “friendly” embraces.

Evidently, given that the Trump world is made up solely of the tough and wealthy who are worthy of his respect – and then everyone else, the only effective response is to be tough, based on strength and options.

We can all count on the fact that the challenge posed by Trumpism is not a temporary phenomenon. Crass commercialism has always been a key dimension of the United States’ engagement with the world that will not disappear with the man in the White House.

Simply put, the global reach of American-style M&A transactions is apparently bound to move from the field of corporate battles to the world of nations and entire regions. So far, it has already reshaped the U.S. political discourse and its institutions. The entire world is next.

Conclusion

Donald Trump is even more brazen than the rapacious Vladimir Putin. After all, the imperialist Russian president goes to great lengths to employ distorted history-based reasoning to legitimize his real estate moves.

The U.S. President dispenses with all that – and just dials in to take whatever he desires.