On 9 April 1940, the day that Denmark fell to the Nazi war machine, the Danish envoy to the United States, Henrik Kauffmann, in violation of his diplomatic status, signed an agreement authorising the US to act as defenders of Greenland and build military installations there.

There's a long and contentious history of US interest in the Arctic island, but it seems to have entered a new phase under Donald Trump

How the Guardian reported the US military presence and establishment of airbases in the former Danish colony and county

Allies, including France and Germany, are working closely on a plan on how to respond should the United States act on its threat to take over Greenland as Europe seeks to address U.S.

Philadelphia & Yorkshire: Casemate, 2025. Pp. xiv, 242+. Illus., map, append, notes, biblio., index. $19.95 paper. ISBN:1636246133 A Forgotten Theater of World War II This absorbing book (first published in 2024 as Fury and Ice) describes the often surreal ...

Vladimir Putin has issued a severe warning to Denmark and the United States, cautioning that Russia will not remain passive if a full-scale war erupts over Greenland's fate. A Russian ambassador has warned of "military and technical measures" in case of ...

NASA scientists have rediscovered an abandoned U.S. nuclear base buried beneath Greenland's ice sheet since the Cold War. During a research flight over the Arctic Circle last spring, the team detected a vast network of tunnels and structures hidden deep ...

US officials are rushing to come up with options for business deals and other ways to step up links to Greenland, taken by surprise by President Donald Trump’s renewed demand to take over the island,