The people of Greenland, the Inuit, the people of the farthest north, are famously quiet. At church, you can barely hear them when they sing. In conversation, you have to lean in. This doesn’t mean they are passive.

Buy Greenland? President-elect Donald Trump hasn't been officially sworn in as the 47th president and he's already been stirring the waters around the world. Most of the reasons to buy Greenland boil down to two: national security and resources.

Greenland is seeking to work more closely with the U.S. on defense and mining, Prime Minister Múte Egede said at a Monday briefing, per local media. Why it matters: House Republicans introduced a bill Monday that's designed to allow President-elect Trump to enter into negotiations with Denmark to acquire Greenland,