Trump, Panama

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.
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 asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal
The White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal, according to two U.
Trump Asks Military for Plans to Take Panama Canal ‘By Force’
The White House has asked the United States military to draw up plans for how it might seize the Panama Canal “by force,” a bombshell report revealed Thursday. The alleged directive comes a week after President Donald Trump told lawmakers in his joint address to Congress he would be “reclaiming” the vital waterway to “further enhance our national security.
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 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 Interest4d
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 ...
A new dam in the Panama Canal could solve water-level problems but create housing ones
The Panama Canal's water levels have been dwindling, and this shift will have significant economic consequences for the ...
BlackRock Agrees to Buy Panama Canal Ports as Trump Continues Threats
BlackRock, America’s largest asset manager which handles over $11 trillion in assets, has agreed to purchase two ports on ...
Pipeline Technology Journal7d
Panama Canal Exploring the Feasibility of Building a Pipeline to Ship U.S Gas to Asia
The Panama Canal Authority is exploring the feasibility of constructing a pipeline to transport liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ...
Democracy Now8d
Fact-Check: Juan González on Trump’s “Outrageous” Lies About Panama Canal
Thirty-eight thousand workers died building the Panama Canal. They died of malaria. They died of snakebites and mosquitoes. AMY GOODMAN: President Trump Tuesday night once again talked about ...
BlackRock's $23 Billion Panama Canal Deal: What We Know So Far
The $23 billion deal, announced by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, transfers control of the Balboa and Cristobal ports to a consortium led by BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, and ...
After Trump threats, Hong Kong firm to sell stake in Panama Canal ports
Trump threatened to take back the canal because of what he called Chinese influence. CK Hutchison, a Hong Kong company, is ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner6d
Panama Canal: By the numbers
To the editor: I just finished reading an exceptional book by David McCullough about the building of the Panama Canal. When the French were trying to build it, plus the first year the United ...