Panama, Trump and canal

What would it take for US to reclaim the Panama Canal?
Trump has suggested using military force to retake the Panama Canal, but such an action would involve complications.
Panama protests ‘threat’ of force as Trump pushed to reclaim canal
The Panamanian government formally raised concerns with the United Nations over President Trump’s threats to retake the Panama Canal, noting any threat of force would violate rules. In
Trump’s Talk of the Panama Canal Taps Into Old Myths About U.S. Power
The answer is simple: there is no greater or more idealistic symbol of U.S. power in the world than the Panama Canal. As Trump seeks a way to enhance the country's power in the world, leaning on imagery regarding the Panama Canal provides just the right message.
Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump’s comments on canal
U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and a country familiar with U.
Rubio to visit Panama, source says, amid Trump push to take back canal
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Panama during his first overseas trip in the post, a source told Reuters on Thursday, as President Donald Trump makes a push for the United States to take back the Panama Canal that has angered the Central American country.
Inauguration live: Donald Trump says US will take back Panama Canal
US President Donald Trump said the US would take back the Panama Canal, decrying China’s influence over the important waterway and the high rates being charged to American ships. In his inauguration speech on Monday,
Trump Wants to ‘Take Back’ the Panama Canal. Here’s Why That’s Not So Simple
President Donald Trump has called for the US to retake control of the Panama Canal unless the cost of passage for naval and merchant ships is slashed. Trump’s refusal to rule out the use of force is a throwback to the 19th century era of gunboat diplomacy.
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Zelenskyy on Trump’s U.S. expansion plans: ‘At Russia’s expense? Why not!’
Zelenskyy approached Trump’s remarks cautiously, noting that no concrete geopolitical steps have been taken. “Regarding ...
Trump’s Panama Canal ambitions gain traction in GOP-led Senate
Republicans hoping to thwart Beijing’s influence in Latin America urge the Panamanian government to cut ties with Chinese ...
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Panama turned its canal into a money-maker. History shows why Trump’s threats are sounding the alarm bells
Born from “gunboat diplomacy,” the Panama Canal is under threat from US saber rattling once again. More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic ...
America’s Fraught, Sometimes Deadly, History With the Panama Canal
President Trump wants Panama to return its namesake canal to the U.S.
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World leaders congratulate Trump on inauguration
World leaders on Monday are congratulating President Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 47th president of the United ...
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US updates: Trump calls on Putin to end war in Ukraine
President Donald Trump has addressed Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the first time since his inauguration, calling on Vladimir Putin to end the war or face further sanctions. DW has more.