From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.
In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage. This happened at ...
The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland's icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to ...
Rather than appeal to Denmark’s goodwill, President Trump’s rhetoric risks trapping the U.S. in a cycle of increasing ...
Greenland is the world's largest island, but most of it is covered by ice. Its southern tip, however, is sprinkled with ...
Greenlandic politician and Inuit educator Aleqa Hammond shares her top ways to experience the country, from sampling ...
The media and the intelligentsia are laughing at President Donald Trump’s idea of the United States acquiring Greenland from Denmark.
Before the European Parliament, a Danish politician tells Trump in no uncertain terms that Greenland is not for sale. Find out what he said.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks about his ambitions for buying Greenland from Denmark and retaking the Panama Canal ...
Mr. Trump is tapping into this social and intellectual history, promising to “pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars” — ...