Donald Trump has said he hopes to buy Greenland for ‘national security’ purposes, baffling experts and politicians alike. In late January, he reinforced his desire to purchase the world’s largest island. ‘I think Greenland will be worked out with us. I think we’re going to have it,’ he said.

In most other years, an election in a sparsely populated Arctic island would fly largely under the radar. But as voters in Greenland head to the polls on March 11, they’ll be doing so under the shadow of US President Donald Trump wanting to take control of the semi-autonomous territory from Denmark.