Talk:Volatile Disposition (Map Game)/@comment-38138708-20190201225217/@comment-31417419-20190201230829

They don't. Wolf, territory exchanges are extremely uncommon in the modern age. You can't just buy territory like you would a house because they're substantially different. Svabard isn't useless; it extends the Norwegian EEZ, and there is a significant Norwegian presence on the island. The Åland Islands also serve a similar presence, on top of having a large Finnish presence. It's extremely unlikely that any nation would just sell you territory of such importance.