The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before. Here’s how those past attempts went.
From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.
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Trump isn’t the first U.S. politician with his eye on Greenland
President Trump isn’t the first U.S. politician to be interested in Greenland — not by a long shot.
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What happened the previous three times the US attempted to acquire Greenland
Located on the United States’s northeastern flank ... The U.S. should purchase Greenland and Iceland from Denmark, which then controlled both. In the process of his most famous accomplishment ...
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Trump’s Greenland gambit spotlights geopolitical tussle over the Arctic
The idea is not new. In 1868, US secretary of state William H. Seward, fresh from acquiring Alaska, expressed interest in Greenland and Iceland as part of America's expansion strategy. In 1946 ...
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Trump knows Greenland’s military value
In the days since President Donald Trump first spoke of buying Greenland from Denmark, the world’s largest Island has been in the news. The President’s statement begs the question: Is Greenland that ...
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The wrangling over Greenland holds a mirror to modern geopolitics
The US has pursued the island for more than 150 years, driven by strategic and economic motives. In 1868, the secretary of state William H Seward sought to purchase Greenland and Iceland for $5.5 ...