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

Manifest Destiny met luxury cosmetics when makeup billionaire and Republican donor Ronald Lauder mentioned buying Greenland ...

Greenland is not an island; it is a mirror — a reflection of the most pressing issues of our time: power, resources, ...

January 8, 2025 at 5:06 p.m. ·9 min read On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession. With a stroke of a pen, ...

And so, Russia decided, “Selling Alaska is the right choice!” But how did this deal come to fruition? How did U.S. leader William H. Seward make it happen, and why was it later called ...

Though the president-elect's rhetoric is unusual, for over a century a succession of US presidents have tried to gain control of Greenland.

President-elect Donald Trump has cited national security concerns in suggesting the U.S. take over Greenland, but it’s unlikely to become the first new American territory since 1989.

In 1867, the US bought Alaska from Russia. After this, US Secretary of State William H Seward attempted to negotiate the purchase of Greenland from Russia, but the attempt failed. The US occupied ...

The threat of the American invasion — and the reality of American tariffs — spurred Canadian Confederation more than 150 ...