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Explainer-Can Trump 'take back' the Panama Canal?
Donald Trump has said repeatedly that he wants to “take back” the Panama Canal but has not offered specifics about how he would do so. Here is an explanation of the history and laws governing the critical waterway.
Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say
Potential plans range from partnering more closely with Panamanian security forces to a less likely option of U.S. troops seizing the canal by force, U.S. officials told NBC News.
Trump asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal
The White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal, according to two U.
Trump Asks Military for Plans to Take Panama Canal ‘By Force’
The White House has asked the United States military to draw up plans for how it might seize the Panama Canal “by force,” a bombshell report revealed Thursday. The alleged directive comes a week after President Donald Trump told lawmakers in his joint address to Congress he would be “reclaiming” the vital waterway to “further enhance our national security.
Trump Gives New Orders to U.S. Military on Panama Canal Takeover
The Trump administration has asked the U.S. military to draw up options for retaking the Panama Canal. President Trump has been pushing for retaking the canal since December, and repeated his desire in a joint address to Congress last week,
Pentagon tasked with providing ‘military options’ to ensure US access to Panama Canal, memo says
American access to the Panama Canal, one of several new directives outlined in what amounts to a major overhaul of US ...
The National Interest4d
A Better Way To Handle The Panama Canal
Trump and his team are right to recognize Panama’s strategic importance, but they are wrong in how they are approaching the ...
Posts falsely claim BlackRock bought Panama Canal
After a series of misleading statements by US President Donald Trump about the Panama Canal, social media posts claimed the American investment giant BlackRock had purchased the waterway in a ...
Trump wants to retake the Panama Canal. The shovels that dug it came from South Milwaukee.
President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to take back the Panama Canal. The shovels used to construct it were built by Bucyrus ...
North Country Public Radio8d
A look at the human toll of the construction of the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal's impact on the geopolitical stage far outreaches its roughly 51-mile stretch of land and water. This week, ...
Panama Canal weighs pipeline to move gas, with eye on Asian clients
The Panama Canal is exploring the construction of a pipeline to move liquefied petroleum gas across the trade passage, canal ...
BlackRock Becomes a Power Player in Global Shipping—With Help From Trump
Larry Fink’s clout is on display with a $23 billion deal for ports in Panama and beyond.
Trump says US will acquire Greenland ‘one way or the other’ in presidential address
But on Tuesday evening during a joint address to Congress, Trump said his administration was taking steps to reclaim the ...
After Trump threats, Hong Kong firm to sell stake in Panama Canal ports
Trump threatened to take back the canal because of what he called Chinese influence. CK Hutchison, a Hong Kong company, is ...
Stock of the Day: BlackRock rises after Trump shouts out firm's deal for Panama Canal ports
The agreement will give a BlackRock consortium a majority stake in two terminal ports. Trump has said he wants the trade ...