U.S. troops have been based in Greenland for decades, starting in World War II, when weather stations on the island provided ...

While Greenland has control over a range of internal matters as an autonomous territory, the government of Denmark is ...

Trump cited World War II and US defense of Greenland to justify acquisition, but experts say the US never owned or governed the territory ...

Greenland and Denmark have formed a united front to face down US President Donald Trump, momentarily setting aside the ...

US has historically sought Greenland, but local leaders firmly oppose any ideas of annexation or purchase, calling it insulting ...

Greenland’s history and relationships with Denmark and the U.S. have become the subject of heated discussion.

Between 1606 and 1607, King Christian IV of Norway and Denmark sent explorers back to Greenland to renew claims on the land and a number of old sites were repopulated. When the Kingdoms of Norway and ...

The mostly icy island of Greenland has been a part of a centuries-long marketing campaign, resulting in a puzzling name with a fascinating history. The Danish territory is again in the news as ...

The US president's curt description of Greenland recalls a pattern in which colonial authorities have sometimes classified ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Paul Bierman, University of Vermont (THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump’s ...