As Marco Rubio Arrives, The Future Of The Panama Canal Is On The Line
As Washington threatens and Panama refusing to back down, a struggle to control this key trade, security and immigration ...
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Panama Canal Takeover: An Old Ghost in a Curious Present
Trump's threat to take back the Panama Canal signals a new era of U.S. expansionism and the greatest attack on Central American sovereignty since the 1990s.
Trump, the Panama Canal and the Hong Kong Firm at the Heart of a Showdown
The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...
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Panama disputes US claim that Navy ships will transit canal for free, says it’s open to dialogue
Navy use of the canal is infrequent, with about 40 vessels transiting annually, excluding the service’s aircraft carriers, ...
The Panama Canal: A Trump obsession more sideshow than substance
For decades, Trump has railed against Jimmy Carter’s decision to give the canal to Panama.
Panama’s president denies making a deal that US ships can transit the canal for free
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing ...
Why Is the Panama Canal So Important to Donald Trump?
The Panama Canal has taken on an unexpected significance in Trump’s second term. So what is it? Why is it important? And why does Trump want to take it over ...
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Does a ‘foreign power’ threaten the Panama Canal? Here’s what you need to know
Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama ...
I know the Panama Canal well – here’s why Trump wants it
The new US president has vowed to ‘take back’ the waterway, but there’s much more to this modern wonder than meets the eye ...