Russia had decided to sell Alaska, but the question was: how would America buy it? At the time, most Americans couldn’t ...

How and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the United States 150 years ago is actually two tales and two ...

As climate change accelerates Arctic ice melt, opening up new shipping routes and resource extraction opportunities, ...

Greenland is covered by the world's second-largest ice sheet, beaten only by Antarctica. Under this vast expanse of ice lies ...

Buoyed by the successful purchase of Alaska, Secretary of State William H. Seward also considered the acquisition of Greenland from Denmark "an idea worthy of serious consideration", writes Politico.

President Trump has recently expressed a desire to expand American territory to include Greenland, the Panama Canal, and even ...

Talk of a takeover of Greenland may seem fanciful ... On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession.

As Donald Trump makes his return to the White House, he is poised to shatter long-held taboos, particularly those surrounding territorial expansion.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks about his ambitions for buying Greenland from Denmark and retaking the Panama Canal ...