The media and the intelligentsia are laughing at President Donald Trump’s idea of the United States acquiring Greenland from Denmark.

It has been nearly 80 years since the United States expanded its territory, and there are increasing signs that President Donald Trump intends to change that. After what seemed in his first term like ...

It's been seen for some time that U.S. sovereignty over Greenland would bring strategic advantages, writes Colin Gordon for The Conversation.

The time has come to stop debating Trump’s intentions and instead focus on how to implement the first expansion of American territory since the Eisenhower administration.

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 ...

Denmark’s defense minister wants to raise the Nordic country’s total military spending to more than 500 billion kroner ($70 billion) through 2033 as it seeks to ramp up investment in security in the ...

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

“Dear President Trump, listen very carefully,” Anders Vistisen, a right-wing lawmaker from Denmark, said on Tuesday in Parliament. “Greenland have been part of the Danish kingdom for 800 years. It’s ...

William McKinley, the 25th president, loved tariffs and expanded American territory. What more do you need to know?

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to seize Greenland to take advantage of its strategic location and vast natural resources.

President Trump ruffled feathers with his plan to buy Greenland, and a Danish MEP is pushing back in a coarsely worded ...