The largest state in the union, Alaska boasts a wealth of natural resources, rich in oil, fish, minerals, and beautiful scenery. When The United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867, though, many ...

"The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a ...

For much of the 20th century, phosphate mining was Nauru’s golden ticket. It was discovered in the early 1900s and was ...

US President Donald Trump has recommended that the US purchase Greenland. Previous US administrations have set their sights ...

It is now a weapon being used against us.” Trump’s skepticism about U.S. support for Ukraine and Taiwan, his eagerness to ...

Why didn’t the United States annex Canada during earlier historical periods? In short, because it didn’t want to. President ...

Sir John A. Macdonald and Brian Mulroney were two great prime ministers who helped make Canada into a magnificent country ...

Both Denmark and the Greenlandic government rejected the proposal at ... trade routes as well as the "growing influence China and Russia in the Arctic region". The senator further suggests the ...

The last time the United States expanded its territory—gaining the Northern Marianas and some other Pacific islands—President ...

In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage. This happened at ...

The tug of war between Denmark and America over Greenland is about much more than Donald Trump’s trademark bluster. It is also a story of colonialism, superpower rivalry and a misprint on a map.

Taiwan’s history of resistance against colonizers – whether European, Japanese, or Chinese – and multi-ethnic nation-building ...