In a world war, controlling the so called "Greenland-Iceland-UK Gap" in the North Atlantic would be crucial. For now, Russia is the primary Arctic power, while China also has "near-Arctic" ambitions.

Located in the middle of contested waters between the U.S., Russia and Western Europe, Greenland is situated at a point that could protect the North Atlantic passage from Russian ships and submarines.

The stakes. The melting of Greenland’s ice sheets amid global warming could result in new sea routes opening up between Asia, Europe, and North America. Greenland’s critical mineral and fossil ...

United States President Donald Trump has iterated his ambitions to acquire Greenland ahead of a visit ... the transatlantic military alliance between North America and Europe.

Denmark and the U.S. reached an agreement in 1951 that allowed the American military to construct Thule Air Base on Greenland’s northwest coast, about 750 miles from the North Pole and roughly ...

A self-governing territory that is seeking to emancipate itself from Copenhagen, Greenland holds massive untapped mineral and oil reserves, though oil and uranium exploration are banned. It is also ...

Pituffik is situated in Greenland's way remote north, about 750 miles from the North Pole, an area where there are few civilians or Greenlandic officials. It seems unlikely, said Breum ...

Now all this could make strategic sense for the United States. Greenland is situated in *** very important place right between North America and Europe. The US also has some pretty important military.

He said that while Russia was not directly involved in the question of Greenland's ownership, Moscow was concerned that "NATO countries, in general, are increasingly designating the far north as a ...

the frigid waters of the North Atlantic "became a grave." "Those four chaplains gave up their life vests, giving their lives so that others might live to protect America and Greenland," the ...

“We are certainly concerned about NATO members describing the Far North as the region of possible ... Putin said that though President Trump’s plans for Greenland don’t currently concern ...