President Trump’s desire to buy Greenland has sparked both ridicule and praise. Trump’s idea recalls America’s original Arctic purchase: Alaska. So, could Greenland be the new Alaska?

Leaving the relative shelter of Alaska behind, the route toward Greenland brings open ocean, extreme weather, and rising risk ...

Greenland would provide the U.S. a gateway to the Arctic. But America is already an Arctic nation thanks to Alaska. The Russians and Chinese know my state is at the forefront of great-power ...

Greenland, like Alaska, Canada and Russia, is home to some of the world’s largest nickel, iron ore and zinc mines. The discovery of large reserves of rare earth metals is what has probably ...

U.S. President Donald Trump authentically wrote on Truth Social: "After I've annexed Greenland and making it the 52nd State, I will annexe Alaska. The people of Alaska don't want to be part of a ...

I concur with most of what Sen. Dan Sullivan (R., Alaska) writes in “Greenland is Nice, but Alaska is Better” (op-ed, Jan. 16, but his headline might be improved by a slight change ...

As the journey from Alaska to Greenland unfolds, challenges mount and the adventure grows more serious with every nautical mile. More for You. Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and 'Batman Forever' star, dies ...

Politicians in Greenland and Denmark have firmly rejected the idea, but the U.S. administration appears undeterred, ... in which America bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. ...

Russian state television discussed President-elect Donald Trump's call for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, suggesting Moscow should also increase its territorial ambitions, including Alaska which ...

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Former national security adviser Robert O’Brien said in a Sunday interview that Denmark should let the U.S. “buy” Greenland if it cannot defend the self-governing country, noting the ...