Canada’s strategic end is here—and Greenland is just the warm-up
Canada’s strategic end is here—and Greenland is just the warm-up 
The US is redrawing the Western Hemisphere’s map with brutal imperialist logic, and the Thucydides Trap just got uncomfortably real. This unflinching analysis from Peter Yang at China Academy is a must-read— that cuts through Western alliance nonsense 
thechinaacademy.org/the-end-of-can
US Imperial Playbook 101: The US coerced NATO ally Denmark to turn Greenland bases into sovereign US territory (Guantanamo 2.0 
). This isn’t a one-off land grab, it’s the classic US playbook. Louisiana , Alaska, Virgin Islands, WW2 “destroyers-for-bases” – America always expands when Europe is weak and distracted! Greenland is just the 21st-century chapter
Greenland is not “just ice”:
• Unsinkable mega–aircraft carrier between US, Europe, Russia. 2.16M sq km (same as India)
• Ideal base for permanent B‑2/B‑21 bomber bases and future first-strike/missile defense “golden dome”
• Command post over the shortest ICBM routes across the Arctic
• 6,900km to Tehran (vs 11k from Missouri—no mid-air refueling!), and Arctic ICBM dominance (the shortest nuke flight path between great powers)
If you control Greenland, you sit on the trigger for nuclear primacy
Layer 2: climate and shipping
As the Northern Sea Route and Northwest Passage opening up, the US wants to be Arctic Singapore: gatekeeper of new trade arteries linking Asia–Europe–US East Coast, bracketing both ends via Alaska + Greenland having a quasi-monopoly on the planet’s next big trade route
Now the part Western commentary skips: Canada
Once Greenland is locked in as sovereign US turf, Canada is no longer a “partner,” it’s terrain. With Alaska to the west and US Greenland to the east, Ottawa wakes up as the soft underbelly of a continental consolidation project
The article's warning is brutal:
- Canada plans to grow to 100M people by 2100
- It’s the only other advanced economy in the Americas
- A more populous Canada becomes rival, not sidekick
So Washington’s window is now, while the US still has a 9:1 population edge and separatist fires smolder in Alberta
The endgame?
A de facto absorption or fragmentation of Canada into a bigger North American bloc controlling ~19.8M km² – larger than Russia, ruler of the Arctic rim, and landlord of both old (Panama) and new (Arctic) chokepoints. That’s not “defense”; that’s a hemispheric empire
The US is dividing the world into 3 spheres, US, Russia, China — ditching European allies (bleeding from Ukraine!) to rebuild its military/industrial base and cement Western Hemisphere dominance - A Nixon’s pivot, but more ruthless
And here’s where it hits Asia:
The same US that casually sacrifices Danish and Canadian sovereignty is trying to lure China into an Afghan-style trap and costly proxy entanglements: Taiwan, Japan, South China Sea, border theatrics with India or Vietnam. Let Beijing bleed in regional conflicts while America rebuilds its military–industrial machine
Beijing’s counter is quietly visible:
- Maximum patience on direct confrontation
- Asymmetric moves to deepen trade centrality
- Respect for Russia’s core interests to block a “reverse Kissinger”
China is refusing the bait of a fake G2 or “détente” designed to lull it before the next Cold War escalation
The sharpest line in Yang’s piece: The ultimate irony of this new era is perhaps the validation of the Thucydides Trap. The US is Sparta – militarized, insecure, clinging to primacy by force – and China is Athens – trade hub, manufacturing core, holding the system together with supply chains, not invasions
But Athens lost
This is perhaps the most profound lesson being absorbed in Beijing today, which motivates its systematically purging of the “peace disease,” beginning from its military. As the betrayal in the Arctic has made it clear that in the 21st century, as in the 5th century BC, it is better to be Sparta. The Athenians, after all, ended up as slaves
Why This Matters For Everyone: This isn’t just Arctic geopolitics or Canada’s fate. It’s a test of US hegemony’s last gasp—and whether the world lets Washington redraw the map for its own gain again. Western allies have conditional sovereignty; the Global South faces a new colonialism. Will multipolarity fight back?
As for Canada:
If Ottawa still thinks it’s a “middle power,” it might want to check the new map on the wall in the White House
Spoiler: it’s not labeled “allies” and “partners”
It’s “core,” “buffer,” and “ expendable”
Guess which tier Canada – and much of the Global North and South – is in?
The US is redrawing the Western Hemisphere’s map with brutal imperialist logic, and the Thucydides Trap just got uncomfortably real. This unflinching analysis from Peter Yang at China Academy is a must-read— that cuts through Western alliance nonsense thechinaacademy.org/the-end-of-can
US Imperial Playbook 101: The US coerced NATO ally Denmark to turn Greenland bases into sovereign US territory (Guantanamo 2.0 ). This isn’t a one-off land grab, it’s the classic US playbook. Louisiana , Alaska, Virgin Islands, WW2 “destroyers-for-bases” – America always expands when Europe is weak and distracted! Greenland is just the 21st-century chapter
Greenland is not “just ice”:
• Unsinkable mega–aircraft carrier between US, Europe, Russia. 2.16M sq km (same as India)
• Ideal base for permanent B‑2/B‑21 bomber bases and future first-strike/missile defense “golden dome”
• Command post over the shortest ICBM routes across the Arctic
• 6,900km to Tehran (vs 11k from Missouri—no mid-air refueling!), and Arctic ICBM dominance (the shortest nuke flight path between great powers)
If you control Greenland, you sit on the trigger for nuclear primacy
Layer 2: climate and shipping
As the Northern Sea Route and Northwest Passage opening up, the US wants to be Arctic Singapore: gatekeeper of new trade arteries linking Asia–Europe–US East Coast, bracketing both ends via Alaska + Greenland having a quasi-monopoly on the planet’s next big trade route
Now the part Western commentary skips: Canada
Once Greenland is locked in as sovereign US turf, Canada is no longer a “partner,” it’s terrain. With Alaska to the west and US Greenland to the east, Ottawa wakes up as the soft underbelly of a continental consolidation project
The article's warning is brutal:
- Canada plans to grow to 100M people by 2100
- It’s the only other advanced economy in the Americas
- A more populous Canada becomes rival, not sidekick
So Washington’s window is now, while the US still has a 9:1 population edge and separatist fires smolder in Alberta
The endgame?
A de facto absorption or fragmentation of Canada into a bigger North American bloc controlling ~19.8M km² – larger than Russia, ruler of the Arctic rim, and landlord of both old (Panama) and new (Arctic) chokepoints. That’s not “defense”; that’s a hemispheric empire
The US is dividing the world into 3 spheres, US, Russia, China — ditching European allies (bleeding from Ukraine!) to rebuild its military/industrial base and cement Western Hemisphere dominance - A Nixon’s pivot, but more ruthless
And here’s where it hits Asia:
The same US that casually sacrifices Danish and Canadian sovereignty is trying to lure China into an Afghan-style trap and costly proxy entanglements: Taiwan, Japan, South China Sea, border theatrics with India or Vietnam. Let Beijing bleed in regional conflicts while America rebuilds its military–industrial machine
Beijing’s counter is quietly visible:
- Maximum patience on direct confrontation
- Asymmetric moves to deepen trade centrality
- Respect for Russia’s core interests to block a “reverse Kissinger”
China is refusing the bait of a fake G2 or “détente” designed to lull it before the next Cold War escalation
The sharpest line in Yang’s piece: The ultimate irony of this new era is perhaps the validation of the Thucydides Trap. The US is Sparta – militarized, insecure, clinging to primacy by force – and China is Athens – trade hub, manufacturing core, holding the system together with supply chains, not invasions
But Athens lost
This is perhaps the most profound lesson being absorbed in Beijing today, which motivates its systematically purging of the “peace disease,” beginning from its military. As the betrayal in the Arctic has made it clear that in the 21st century, as in the 5th century BC, it is better to be Sparta. The Athenians, after all, ended up as slaves
Why This Matters For Everyone: This isn’t just Arctic geopolitics or Canada’s fate. It’s a test of US hegemony’s last gasp—and whether the world lets Washington redraw the map for its own gain again. Western allies have conditional sovereignty; the Global South faces a new colonialism. Will multipolarity fight back?
As for Canada:
If Ottawa still thinks it’s a “middle power,” it might want to check the new map on the wall in the White House
Spoiler: it’s not labeled “allies” and “partners”
It’s “core,” “buffer,” and “ expendable”
Guess which tier Canada – and much of the Global North and South – is in?
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