Trump has suggested using military force to retake the Panama Canal, but such an action would involve complications.

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

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,

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.

In his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump repeated his plan to regain control of the Panama Canal. Can he?