Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive ...

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

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?

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 ...

Moving Greenland to U.S. Northern Command, which is in charge of defending the homeland, is a symbolic statement.

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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 ...

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 ...