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

President Trump isn’t the first U.S. politician to be interested in Greenland — not by a long shot.

The closest the U.S. came to acquiring Greenland was during and in the immediate aftermath of World War II when it occupied the island. The cryolite mentioned in Walker’s 1867 report became as ...

Trump’s bid to purchase the island marks the fifth time the United States has sought to acquire Greenland. During World War II, the US briefly occupied the island, later establishing and ...

One Greenlander is nicknamed “Trump’s son” for his admiration for the US President. Another said she would oppose any attempt for a US takeover. CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan went to Nuuk to hear what people ...

“Greenland has been strategically important to the United States and the West for a very long time,” Rubio said. He noted that in 1941, during World War II, Greenland became a protectorate of ...

US imperialism has long viewed Greenland as critical for geopolitical and security reasons. Its Thule air base was a key ...

When President Donald Trump first floated acquiring Greenland in 2019 ... community that we have built together since World War II.” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who met with Frederiksen ...

Denmark’s prime minister insists Greenland is not for sale and is calling for a robust show of support from her European Union partners should U.S. President Donald Trump press ahead with his threat t ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Denmark’s prime minister insisted on Monday that Greenland is not for sale ... Europe’s biggest land conflict since World War II approaches its third anniversary, and with ...