Trump, Panama Canal

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 the Panamanian military to a less likely option of U.S. troops seizing the canal by force, U.S. officials told NBC News.
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.
US fund to take control of Panama Canal ports in victory for Trump
An American investment giant has taken control of two major ports in the Panama Canal in a victory for Donald Trump, who has called for alleged Chinese influence to be curbed in the region.
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 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
Video: Trump vows US will seize control of Panama Canal, alleging treaty breach
Trump vows US will seize control of Panama Canal, alleging treaty breach Panama says the US has no claim to the Panama Canal, after President Trump repeated his intention to seize control of the waterway.
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No free ride for US ships through Panama Canal
The geopolitical strategy announced by US President Donald Trump includes taking back control of the crossing ... Panama's National Guard, the Panama Canal would remain neutral and open to ...
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The Panama Canal is Key to Global Commerce
Perhaps the recent fuss over the Panama Canal will deliver one worthy result: U.S. Navy ships won’t have to pay a fee to move through the isthmus that divides two oceans. If that’s the outcome ...
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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 ... You have China ships all over the place. You have Russian ships all over the ...
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Shortage of rain water threatens Panama Canal crossings forcing ships to reduce their draft and cargoes
Insufficient rainfall has once again forced the Panama Canal to reduce the draft of ships crossing through the ... “The lack of rain affects us on various fronts, mainly in the reduction of ...
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Panamanians say the canal is theirs and always will be
PANAMA CITY — A black, massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of the Panama Canal — guided by tugboats stern and aft, and sweating Panamanians hoisting ...
New York Post9d
BlackRock to take control of ports in Panama Canal from Hong Kong firm as US worries over Chinese influence grow
then-President-elect Trump alleged that Panama was charging “exorbitant” fees to American ships, suggesting this violated the Torrijos–Carter Treaties, which transferred the canal from US ...
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Trump wants to reclaim the Panama Canal. He’d be taking on a waterway facing crisis | CNN - CNN International
The Panama Canal is an extraordinary feat of engineering. This waterway, which slices 50 miles across the isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is an artery of world ...