Just weeks into his second term, Donald Trump has said he would like to make Canada the 51st state, threatened to take over Greenland, regain ownership of the Panama Canal, and assume control of Gaza.
Trump said American control of Gaza would help it become “the Riviera of the Middle East,” pitching it as an exciting business opportunity rather than a war crime.
The day after Trump had posited sending thousands of American troops to rule over Gaza, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt seemed to suggest it was just another case of blue sky thinking, describing it as “an out-of-the-box idea.”.
Trump’s thirst for land is either a negotiating tactic or the dawn of a new imperial age, writes Richard Hall.
What makes Trump’s plan difficult to pin down is that there appears to be no unifying strategy behind his land grabs beyond a property developer’s eye for prime real estate.
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