Panama Canal, Trump and military options

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 strategic priorities, according to a new memo that was sent to senior leaders and reviewed by CNN.
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.
Donald Trump Scores Panama Canal Win
BlackRock's involvement signals a shift from a Hong Kong-based company to a US-led consortium, aligning with Trump's strategy.
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.
Explainer-Can Trump 'Take Back' the Panama Canal?
Under the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality of the Panama Canal, Panama pledged to charge "just, reasonable and equitable" transit fees to all nations. The treaty runs on
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

China, Panama and BlackRock

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Latin Times9d
Panama President Slams Trump's Call For 'Recovering' The Canal: 'A New Affront to Our Dignity'
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino rejected statements by his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump regarding his intention to ...
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 ...
Novethic7d
Canal du Panama : un passage maritime très convoité mais fragilisé par le changement climatique
Novethic décortique les motivations qui poussent Donald Trump à convoiter cette voie maritime fragilisée par le changement ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Panama Canal
A cargo ship sails through the Panama Canal, in Panama City, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File) U.S. Secretary ...
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 ...
The Associated Press on MSN9d
Panama president calls Trump’s talk of ‘reclaiming’ the Panama Canal a lie
(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File) Containers are stacked on a cargo ship moving through the Panama Canal’s Cocoli locks ...
China Condemns Panama Canal Deal, Asserting a Right to Influence the Region
The Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s planned sale of ports in Panama to a group led by BlackRock, the American finance ...