Moreover, Canada is closer to Greenland than Denmark and shares a land border on Hans Island. Existing ports, airfields and ...

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

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined with a Danish lawmaker on Monday to push back against President Trump’s continued insistence that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for American ...

Vivian Motzfeldt, Denmark’s minister of statehood and foreign affairs, added that “Greenland is facing a changing security landscape.” The announcement comes after the European Union said it ...

President Trump told Denmark’s leader he wanted to take over Greenland, European officials say. Denmark has asked its E.U. allies not to inflame the situation until Mr. Trump’s intentions are ...

President Donald Trump doubled down on his plans to acquire Greenland, saying over the weekend “I think we're going to have it,” and adding that the island’s 57,000 citizens “want to be ...

Greenland’s mineral wealth is in the global spotlight after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to take control of the island from Denmark. But until now, Greenland’s mining industry has ...

Greenland is important because of its untapped natural resources, and because its location commands the Arctic. As the ice melts, North America is gaining a new frontier with Russia, prompting a ...

President Trump had a “firm” phone conversation with Denmark’s prime minister last week to convey his serious intentions of acquiring Greenland, according to a report citing officials privy ...

Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today? Greenland is the world’s largest non-continental island, and it takes up space rent-free in President Donald Trump’s head. Since 2019 ...

President Donald Trump has said he believes the US will gain control of Greenland, after showing renewed interest in acquiring the autonomous Danish territory in recent weeks. "I think we're going to ...