Thiel’s piece Friday in the Financial Times looked forward to a time of “truth and reconciliation” in the Trump administration.

A techno-colonialist project sees Greenland as the perfect opportunity to trial its utopian ambitions.

The island’s rare earth minerals and plum Arctic position have turned it into a geopolitical hotspot and the object of American fantasies.

President-elect Donald Trump's idea of acquiring Greenland comes as the Arctic region grows in strategic importance for economic and military reasons. He's already meeting resistance.