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Could the conflict between the US and Denmark over Greenland be resolved in this way? Zor. Donald Trump doesn't drink whiskey or brandy, but he's not a pilgrim either.
The conflict over Greenland, which is roiling transatlantic relations these days, reminded me of another conflict, in the same area, which has been resolved in a very creative way for years.
It's Hans Island, a 1.3-square-kilometer, uninhabited, and vegetated islet in the Nares Strait, between North Greenland and Ellesmere Island. Nares Strait? Only those who didn't fall asleep in geography class have probably remembered this.
However, the story of Hans Island is this: in 1973, Greenland and Canada negotiated to draw the border line. They couldn't agree.
Later, the minister responsible for Greenland planted a Danish flag on Hans Island.
Since then, a cheerful ritual has taken place: Canadians come to the island and replace the Danish flag with their own, leaving a bottle of whiskey (Canadian Club) next to it.
After them, the Danes come, replace the Canadian flag with their own and leave the brandy there. And so, for several decades, the whiskey war has been going on. No casualties have been reported, except for the liver of an officer.
Could the conflict between the US and Denmark over Greenland be resolved in this way? Zor. Donald Trump doesn't drink whiskey or brandy, but he's not a pilgrim either.
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