Libertarian billionaires back deregulated 'freedom cities' in Greenland as geopolitics collide

Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are backing a plan tied to Trump’s Greenland gambit to create deregulated 'freedom cities' in Greenland to access rare earth minerals, but Greenlandic sovereignty, Indigenous rights, and NATO/Danish concerns complicate the effort. Analysts say true security would come from partnerships and governance that respect self-determination rather than annexation or libertarian experiments.