Panama Canal, Trump

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 administration directs military to develop options for Panama Canal
NBC News' Courtney Kube reports on the Trump administration directing the U.S. military to begin developing options for the Panama Canal, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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,
Trump Reportedly Directs Military To Draw Up Plans Increasing Panama Canal Troop Presence
President Donald Trump reportedly instructed the U.S. military to draw up plans to increase U.S. troop presence in the Panama
White House asks military for plans to seize Panama Canal 'by force': report
President Donald Trump's White House has reportedly asked the United States military to draw up plans to a military operation to retake the Panama Canal.According to NBC News' sources, "U.S. Southern Command is developing potential plans that vary from partnering more closely with the Panamanian
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 ...
The National Interest5d
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 ...
CBS News9d
Why does Trump want Greenland and the Panama Canal? Here's what's behind U.S. interest.
President Trump repeated vows to secure U.S. control of Greenland and the Panama Canal in his speech to a joint a session of Congress on March 4. "We need Greenland for national security and even ...
North Country Public Radio9d
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, ...
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 Applies Pressure, Wall Street Giant Moves Into Panama
An investor group led by BlackRock will acquire two ports near the Panama Canal that are owned by CK Hutchison and have been ...
Los Angeles Times9d
Panamanian president calls Trump’s talk of ‘reclaiming’ the Panama Canal a lie
Panama maintains that it has full control over the canal and that the Hong Kong-based group’s operation of the ports did not amount to Chinese control over the waterway, and that therefore the ...
bne IntelliNews on MSN12h
US escalates pressure on Panama over Canal control
The United States is intensifying diplomatic and military manoeuvres to challenge Panama's sovereignty over the strategically ...