Trump has argued that the Arctic island is critical for U.S. security given threats posed by Russia as well as China.

President Donald Trump's texts with Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway about Greenland were made public. He said he ended 8 wars. What is he referring to?

President Donald Trump is dead set on acquiring Greenland, and while national security is the stated reason, the country’s untapped mineral wealth could offer another explanation. Today on the show: is Greenland really an untapped land of riches?

In this framing, Trump’s actions are part of the emergence of a multipolar world, in which the great powers are the US, China, India and Russia. In this world, it makes sense for Russia to invade Ukraine to counter the US, for the US to seize assets in Venezuela and Greenland to counter China, and for China to invade Taiwan to counter the US.

Today, Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, reflecting both its deep historical ties to the Danish crown and the modern principle of self-determination. Sources: CNN, Indy100, AP, Permanent Court of International Justice (1933 Eastern Greenland case), Danish National Museum

Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory much larger than it is.

Few military units anywhere in the world operate in conditions as unforgiving as Greenland's Sirius Dog Sled Patrol. As global attention returns to the Arctic-driven by security concerns, climate change,

Flying home this month from an extended Christmas vacation in Palm Beach, President Donald Trump was momentarily taken aback when a reporter asked him about the ice-covered island he’s openly trying to annex.

By land area, Greenland covers about 836,000 square miles, making it roughly one-quarter the size of the U.S. Put another way, the island is more than three times the size of Texas, the largest contiguous U.