President-elect Donald Trump threatened the sovereignty of Panama, Denmark and Canada during a wide-ranging and often rambling press conference on Tuesday.

Trump says he wants to annex Greenland and Canada into the U.S., but once Trump is in the Oval Office, will these ambitions rise to the level of being a top priority?

Strategically positioned, Greenland is also viewed as important for U.S. defence. Russia is a close high Arctic neighbour to the island. And Russia has agreed to collaborate with China in developing an Arctic shipping route that Chinese President Xi Jinping has dubbed an “Ice Silk Road.”