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

Here’s what happened the last three times the U.S. tried to acquire Greenland.

Greenlanders do not want to follow American policy on China. And a large minority view Chinese influence in the world ...

The prime minister said that while Greenlanders do not want to become Americans, “the reality is we are going to work with ...

The U.S. military first moved into Greenland during World War II, when Denmark fell to a German invasion, and the Danish ambassador in Washington asked the United States to stop further Nazi advances.

"Trump might forget about Greenland. But also, he might not. Nobody knows. He operates on whims," @anneapplebaum writes.

As Donald Trump Jr. made a surprise visit to Greenland this week, President-elect Donald Trump's rhetoric is getting more serious about buying Denmark's Arctic territory. The president-elect did ...

The US also offered Denmark $100 million for Greenland after World War II. Instead, Washington got a defense treaty centered on Thule Air Base, now Pituffik Space Base, the US military’s most ...

A Trumpian grab for Greenland over the objection of Denmark ... we fought against an aggressive war of conquest in World War II. To quote from the resignation letter that Chairman of the Joint ...