The history of Greenland is marked by Denmark’s domination of the island since 1721 and is inextricably linked to themes of foreign control and cultural subjugation.

Strategically positioned, Greenland is also viewed as important for U.S. defence. Russia is a close high Arctic neighbour to the island. And Russia has agreed to collaborate with China in developing an Arctic shipping route that Chinese President Xi Jinping has dubbed an “Ice Silk Road.”

Trump’s talk of acquiring the island has raised the profile of Greenland, but it has also prompted some anxieties

President-elect Trump's talk of Canada as a "51st state" and annexing Greenland registered among national-security crowds as an "Oh, boy!" moment. Obnoxious, enticing, familiar. Why it matters: The darlings of Trump's current foreign policy fixation boast Arctic utility at a time when the icy region is heating up.

Republican senators were cracking jokes and outright laughing at President-elect Donald Trump over his suggestions he's open to using military force in Panama and Greenland, as well as his flirtation with making Canada the 51st state.

Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to purchase Greenland from Denmark has sparked intense debate across the United States. The former president, citing national security reasons, revived the idea in his latest political moves,