President Trump is known around the world for a certain amount of bluster.

In his first term, he threatened to prosecute both fired FBI chief James Comey and his vanquished one-time rival Hillary Clinton, neither came to pass.

But this time around, the president has wasted little time following through on plans to deport

large numbers of immigrants without legal status who reside in the country, to withdraw the U.S.

from its commitment to the Paris Climate Accords, and to fire, Inspector's General, he views as insufficiently loyal to him and his priorities.

So when Donald Trump says he wants the U.S. to take control of Greenland, it is worth assuming this might be more than just a passing whim.

From KERA in Dallas, this is think. I'm Chris Boyd.

Of course, it is not quite as easy as simply demanding this

strategic piece of territory at the top of the world go over to the United States. Greenland is

under the control of Denmark, and its small but proud population of mostly indigenous people has

been making strides toward increasing self-determination. But if Trump continues to press for

this, what options might he be willing and able to deploy to get his way? And what might the

consequences be for the world beyond that territory? Joshua Keating is a senior correspondent

covering foreign policy and world news with a focus on the future of international conflict at Vox,

which published his article, The Real Danger of Trump's Greenland Gambit.

Joshua, welcome back to think.

Thanks for having me.

I want to start with the basics.

Greenland has a population of like 57,000 people, currently 90% of its exports come from fishing.

What puts this on President Trump's wish list?

Well, there are a couple of reasons people are taking more notice of Greenland.

One is simply its location in the Arctic, which is an area of sort of increasingly heated geopolitical competition.

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