A combat air patrol of American and Canadian fighter jets was scrambled this week after multiple Russian warplanes were spotted in the Arctic, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Thursday, marking the latest military incident to unfold in a region that is drawing increasing scrutiny.

NORAD sent two F-16s from Alaska to Greenland to reinforce posture in the Arctic; meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland is “not a joke.” In the last few weeks,

“Greenland is not for sale,” declared Murkowski and Greenlandic parliamentarian Aaja Chemnitz after consulting this week. “The question has been asked and firmly answered by the government of Greenland, Naalakkersuisut.”

From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island. Here’s why Greenland has always remained out of reach—and why it always mattered so much.

The Alaska Republican and a Danish parliamentarian said the Arctic island is “open for business, but not for sale.”

Here’s what happened the last three times the U.S. tried to acquire Greenland.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined with a Danish lawmaker on Monday to push back against President Trump’s continued insistence that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for American national

From a purely Alaska perspective, the last thing we should want is for the United States to acquire Greenland. Alaska’s economy depends critically on federal spending and infrastructure ...

United States Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska and Co-Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region) and Aaja Chemnitz (Member of Danish Parliament representing Greenland for Inuit Ataqatigiit and Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region),

A large majority of residents in Greenland are against President Trump’s wish to acquire the island territory, according to a new survey published Wednesday. The Verian poll, conducted for

Senator Lisa Murkowski emphasized that Greenland should be treated as an ally, not an object to be acquired. She made this statement during the Arctic Frontiers conference in Norway. During the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø,