The tale of how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the US 150 years ago is actually 2 tales and 2 intertwining histories.

The prevailing narrative of the Alaska purchase, pushed in history textbooks for decades, doesn’t reflect public opinion at the time more than 150 years ago.

Greenland is covered by the world's second-largest ice sheet, beaten only by Antarctica. Under this vast expanse of ice lies a hidden world of colossal canyons, prehistoric plant remnants, and even traces of human activity. In northwestern Greenland, the buried ruins of a US military research base remain concealed beneath the frozen surface.

President Trump has recently expressed a desire to expand American territory to include Greenland, the Panama Canal, and even all of Canada, and said he cannot rule out using military force. This would make the United States the largest country in the world,

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

Russia had decided to sell Alaska, but the question was: how would America buy it? At the time, most Americans couldn’t imagine what they would do with such a cold, icy region.

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

As climate change accelerates Arctic ice melt, opening up new shipping routes and resource extraction opportunities, Greenland's geopolitical value has soared In August 2019, then US president Donald Trump made headlines with his surprising proposal to buy Greenland from Denmark.

America’s 20th and 19th century expansionists would have been delighted by the president-elect’s proposed land grab.

There has been a great deal of heat – and not an overabundance of light – when it comes to the media’s reactions to Donald Trump’s renewed interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark after he

On December 23, Trump stated on his Truth Social media platform that “the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.” In response, Greenland’s elected Prime Minister, Egede, firmly declared that the island is not for sale. “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale.

The US president-elect does not rule out force to take over the Danish territory – home to a US military base.