The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has ...

Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the ...

The Norse explorer Erik the Red arrives in Greenland with a fleet of Viking ships, according to the medieval Icelandic sagas. The Norsemen established two settlements that had a peak population of ...

"We need Greenland for national security and even ... land first arrived to set up residency. It was not until World War II that the U.S. established a presence on the island, when then-Danish ...

The United States has maintained a military presence on Greenland since World War II, with a small missile defense base at the top of the island. “The U.S. is here to stay,” Mr. Fencker said.

That has made it crucial to the defense of North America since World War II, when the U.S. occupied Greenland to ensure that it didn’t fall into the hands of Nazi Germany and to protect crucial ...

That has made it crucial to the defense of North America since World War II, when the U.S. occupied Greenland to ensure that it didn’t fall into the hands of Nazi Germany and to protect crucial ...