The U.S. bought Alaska and its significant natural resources and beautiful scenery for what amounts to a steal. AP Photo/Mark Thiessen On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and ...

Way back in 1991, as the once-mighty Soviet Union disintegrated and Westerners cheered, Vladimir Putin’s favorite rock and roll band released “Don’t Fool Around, America,” a patriotic hit about an ...

The meeting between President Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is taking place in a region rich with significance for ...

President-elect Donald Trump is again signaling his interest in Greenland through a series of provocative statements in which he’s mused about the prospect of the U.S. taking ownership – perhaps by ...

Way back in 1991, as the once-mighty Soviet Union disintegrated and Westerners cheered, Vladimir Putin’s favorite rock ‘n’ roll band released “Don’t Fool Around, America,” a patriotic hit about an ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Talk of a takeover of Greenland may seem fanciful. But it wouldn’t be the first time ...