Trump, Panama Canal and Americas

Opinion
Trump’s Panama Canal plan is another loser for America’s maritime industry
Thanks to deregulatory, laissez faire maritime policy, the U.S. has abandoned the oceans, allowing China and foreign shipping corporations full control over our channels of commerce.
How seizing the Panama Canal fits into Trump’s vision for Latin America
The Trump administration is framing the President’s vow to take back the Panama Canal as an economic investment, not “imperialistic expansion."
Trump administration claims free passage through Panama Canal – but what does Panama say?
The US said Wednesday that its government vessels would sail for free through the Panama Canal, but authorities at the waterway swiftly issued a denial.
Opinion
Panama’s careful course through the canal crisis sparked by Trump
Something very powerful is going to happen,” Trump warned from Washington, casting a shadow over Rubio’s diplomatic mission and pushing hemispheric relations to their most precarious point since
Opinion
Fact vs. Trump Fiction in Panama
The president claims Chinese soldiers are working in the canal. That’s nonsense.
Trump postpones call with Panama's president as canal tensions simmer
U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed a phone call with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino due to last-minute changes in the U.S. leader's agenda, Panama's government said on Friday, amid tensions over U.
How can Panama satisfy President Trump?
With Trump demanding action, Panama faces a difficult choice. Could a renegotiation of tolls or a review of Chinese port contracts ease US concerns? Will Freeman, Fellow for Latin American studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Andrew Thomas,
Yahoo News25d
Who controls the Panama Canal and why is Trump threatening to take it?
Yet the image in 2018 of a worker chiselling the Trump name off a tower in Panama City may also hold a more personal explanation for renewed interest in the waterway. Who controls the Panama ...
New York Post24d
Trump reignites Panama Canal row during inauguration: ‘We’re taking it back’
President Trump on Monday doubled down on his commitment to expand US territory, promising to take back the Panama Canal. Trump, re-upping a post-election promise, decried the US’s decision to ...
Reason25d
Trump Promises To Be a 'Peacemaker,' Threatens Panama
Moments later, Trump threatened to seize a portion of the sovereign territory of another country—specifically, the Panama Canal, a crucial link for global trade. It's a useful reminder of what ...
Newsweek24d
Panama's President Responds to Trump Saying He Will 'Take Back' Canal
You can get in touch with Jesus by emailing [email protected] Panama President José Raúl Mulino firmly rejected President Donald Trump's assertion, made during his inaugural speech on ...
Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought a warning to Panamanian leader José Raúl Mulino on Sunday: Immediately reduce ...
USA Today24d
Trump invokes 'spirit of the frontier' in Gulf and Panama actions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump came out swinging in a combative inaugural speech in which he affirmed plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico and regain control of the Panama Canal. Trump ...