I know Panama Canal well – here’s why Trump wants it

Who Controls the Panama Canal?
Panama has owned and administered the Panama Canal for nearly three decades. President Trump wants to change that to counter growing Chinese influence in Latin America.
Trump wants to take back the Panama Canal. Can he do it?
President Donald Trump cannot take the Panama Canal — at least not legally — as he would be violating every single treaty that the U.S. has come into with Panama since 1945, international law and national security experts told WLRN.
Why is Trump threatening to take over the Panama Canal?
Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal, the world's second busiest interoceanic waterway.
I know the Panama Canal well – here’s why Trump wants it
When I first travelled to Panama City in 2012, the big real estate story – in a town ... vowing in his inaugural address to “take back” the Panama Canal, “a foolish gift that should have never been made”. He alleges that “American ships are ...
Trump Claims China Has 'Essentially Taken Over' The Panama Canal
President Donald Trump speaking to House Republicans said that "China essentially has taken over" the Panama Canal.
Panama Canal: What's at stake for China amid US threats?
US President Donald Trump has vowed to "take back" control of the Panama Canal. Could Washington's tough talk create an opening for Beijing?
How Trump Could Achieve Victory Over China at the Panama Canal
IndustryWeek contributor and Panama expert Andrew R. Thomas says winning against China will likely look like Panamanian efforts to curb immigration into Central America and
Panama’s president says there will be no negotiation about ownership of canal
Panama President José Raúl Mulino says there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal ...
DHS chief Noem in New York for immigrant raids; Senate to hear about Panama Canal: Live updates
President Trump's priorities of immigration enforcement and promoting U.S. interests in the Panama Canal lead the political ...
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Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump’s comments on canal
PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence Monday that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control fed nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the ...
Throwback Thursday: Panama Canal in the works
We bet the folks building the Panama Canal in this Feb. 1, 1911 photo assumed the name would stick, but that’s up for debate ...
Opinion: Yes, the Panama Canal was built at a dear price — paid in Black lives
Trump is right to lament the lives lost for the creation of the canal. They were mostly Black Caribbean migrant workers, ...
Duffy confirmed as Transportation secretary, backlash to loans pause: Live updates
President Trump's priorities of immigration enforcement and promoting U.S. interests in the Panama Canal lead the political ...
Panama City Downtown Marina updated designs
City commissioners first saw the downtown marina plan A & B renderings from Wood+ Partners on December 26th. The difference ...
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Ortega discloses blueprints for projected Nicaragua Canal
We are seeing the difficulties that the Panama Canal has, they have problems with the water, in terms of fluidity, the capacity for ships to pass. So traffic is slow. There are no alternatives ...