[Source.](https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis-post/yes-america-should-obviously-buy-greenland/) > Gray explains this problem for the West: >> “This is a grave concern given the second important development: Russia and China are threatening the status quo in the Arctic. Moscow has claimed significant chunks of the Arctic Sea, including inside Greenland’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Russian survey ships have encroached on Greenland’s waters, and Russia is expanding its Arctic bases and formidable icebreaker fleet. China has declared itself a “near-Arctic state,” established a shipping network called the “Polar Silk Road” to bind Arctic communities closer to Beijing’s economic and political agenda, and built its own fleet of icebreakers.” > He concludes with the self-evident natural resource argument, which is one that cannot be over-stressed: >> “Finally, Greenland is believed to have significant natural resources, including gold, silver, copper, oil, uranium, and rare earth minerals. This is an opportunity for adversaries to exploit the resources with little regard for local communities or environmental concerns. An independent Greenland would be unable to resist coercive extraction of the kind practiced by China and Russia.”The solution, as many on Capitol Hill now understand, is not necessarily a straight “purchase” but a form of protectorate agreement that would ensure the region’s security, especially for the United States and United Kingdom, while allowing Greenland the freedom and sovereignty to conduct its own, domestic affairs. > This reality may be closer than you think.