Donald Trump’s claims seemed to take a more tangible shape this week as Republican legislators in US began to rally support for legislation that will allow him to open negotiations with Denmark.

Greenland's prime minister said he hasn't spoken to President-elect Donald Trump, but that he's open to discussions about what "unites us."

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.

With one week remaining before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, the nation is orienting itself towards his policy goals. Will they include the addition of new American territory?

Mining executives and researchers describe the island’s massive resource potential as an “enormous opportunity.”