The tale of how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the US 150 years ago is actually 2 tales and 2 intertwining histories.

The prevailing narrative of the Alaska purchase, pushed in history textbooks for decades, doesn’t reflect public opinion at the time more than 150 years ago.

Russia had decided to sell Alaska, but the question was: how would America buy it? At the time, most Americans couldn’t imagine what they would do with such a cold, icy region.

William Seward was Lincoln ... Military Commander C.H. Wilkes created a map in 1841 which described the potential boundaries of a new Oregon Territory. Expansion of this territory was limited by Russia to the north and Spain to the south.

America’s 20th and 19th century expansionists would have been delighted by the president-elect’s proposed land grab.

Greenland is not an island; it is a mirror — a reflection of the most pressing issues of our time: power, resources, sovereignty. The more Trump proceeds with restoring his Arctic ambitions, the greater the need to look behind headlines and to get used to the deeper meaning of this glacial temptation.

Greenland is covered by the world's second-largest ice sheet, beaten only by Antarctica. Under this vast expanse of ice lies a hidden world of colossal canyons, prehistoric plant remnants, and even traces of human activity. In northwestern Greenland, the buried ruins of a US military research base remain concealed beneath the frozen surface.

The threat of the American invasion — and the reality of American tariffs — spurred Canadian Confederation more than 150 years ago.

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Ukraine is launching a fresh offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, aiming to reclaim the initiative, expose Russia’s persistent vulnerabilities and strengthen its position ahead of potential ...

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But he will have to make difficult choices. As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life.