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Any arrangement that doesn't really kind of center the potential benefits and consent of the affected people is really flawed, not just practically speaking but also morally. It's really hard to justify this in terms of public opinion and public perception.
President Donald Trump's proposal that the United States take "ownership" of Greenland has raised a lot of eyebrows. Can the U.S. just buy itself this big territory? Is that a thing? Turns out if you look at U.S. history, it's absolutely a thing.
Today on the show: how massive land deals called "sovereignty purchases" have shaped the country we live in today, and why the idea of the U.S. buying Greenland is a lot more complicated than it would have been in the past.
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