Imagine starting a 50 year international conflict over a virtually unusable body of rock. While this seems extremely silly and unlikely, it is exactly what happened between Denmark and Canada in what is now known as the Whisky War. I am here to explain how this conflict started, and how it finally ended in June of 2022.   It all began with Hans Island. Never heard of it? That’s probably because it is only half a square mile large and has no great natural resources. Many have referred to it as an unremarkable piece of rock. While negotiating territorial lines in the Arctic, both Denmark and Canada realized that they…