Resumen de Groenlandia en la geopolítica ártica

Federico Aznar Fernández-Montesinos

• español

  Groenlandia es un inmenso y gélido territorio, ubicado en un Ártico que se ha incorporado a la globalización y al que ha llegado la confrontación entre las grandes potencias. La isla, escasamente poblada por inuit, forma parte del reino de Dinamarca que, atendiendo a la distancia a la metrópoli y población, la ha dotado de una amplia autonomía con la posibilidad de una eventual independencia. El apoyo a esta es mayoritario siempre que no implique una pérdida de calidad de vida. Pero, para la emergencia de tal Estado, le faltarían recursos económicos e institucionales que garantizaran su viabilidad. Además, está estratégicamente ubicada en los accesos al océano Ártico; y también en las proximidades de Estados Unidos. Estamos ante un territorio rico en recursos naturales —tierras raras y petróleo— que hacen que su control sea ambicionado por muchos.

• English

  Greenland is an immense and icy territory, located in an arctic that has been incorporated into globalization and to which the confrontation between the great powers has arrived.

  The island, sparsely populated by Inuit, is part of the Kingdom of Denmark which, considering the distance from the metropolis and population, has been endowed with a wide autonomy that includes the possibility of eventual independence. Support for this is the majority as long as it does not imply a loss of quality of life. But, for the emergence of such a State, it would lack the economic and institutional resources that would allow it and guarantee its viability. In addition, Greenland is a territory strategically located at the entrances to the Arctic Ocean, and also in the vicinity of the United States. We are facing a territory rich in natural resources, rare earths and oil that make its control coveted by many.