From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island. Here’s why Greenland has always remained out of reach—and why it always mattered so much.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States needs to control Greenland to ensure international security.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to make Greenland a part of the United States and does not rule out using military or economic power to get Denmark to hand it over.

Taking Greenland through force or coercion would not just be a bad deal for the United States—it could become a legacy-defining unforced error for the Trump administration.

Can a country legally buy another country? What’s the argument for trying to buy it? And, is the rationale rooted in reality?

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. — yesterday, today and tomorrow.”

Greenland's prime minister said he hasn't spoken to President-elect Donald Trump, but that he's open to discussions about what "unites us."

Greenland as a state would add two Democrats to the Senate and at least one Democrat to the House, and they would be European-style socialists.

A new survey found that a majority of Greenland respondents support joining the United States. According to a poll by Patriot Polling released Sunday, 57.3 percent of respondents approve of

He views Mexico as a source of unwanted migration, drugs and Chinese goods, Canada as a liberal dystopia and Greenland as a weak link. Some of his remarks are bluster. The Gulf of Mexico, he says, should be renamed the Gulf of America.

By Erin Weir Donald Trump has suggested he might like to take over Canada and Greenland . While we’re re-imagining the geography of the Western Hemisphere, why not consider the advantages, both for it and for us,