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 precisely the moment when Russia, having just lost the Crimean War, was ...

From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.

An estimated 7,500 of Greenland lakes turned brown, began emitting carbon, and suffered a decline in water quality.

The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland's icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to access, and will climate change make any difference?

In recent years, both Democratic and Republican administrations have cast Greenland as central to U.S. security in the Arctic ...

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"For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership ...

like the Gaza City of Trump’s imaginings, might be a beachfront playground for the rich someday and a nice home for a future ...

Múte Egede, the Prime Minister of Greenland, told reporters Friday he is “ready to talk” with President-elect Donald Trump amid the latter’s continued comments about acquiring the mineral ...

and the suddenly contested borders of what had seemed like a settled world map. Greenland, an 836,000-square-mile island mostly covered by ice, has been under Danish rule since the 18th century ...

A great deal of activity appears to be going on at the airport and the city’s other two airfields ... The Kremlin issues a map, dividing Greenland diagonally: the US will get the south-western ...

The British and French foreign ministers have said they can't foresee a U.S. invasion of Greenland. Still, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot portrayed Trump’s remarks as a wake-up call.