I know the Panama Canal well – here’s why Trump wants it
The new US president has vowed to ‘take back’ the waterway, but there’s much more to this modern wonder than meets the eye ...
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, ...
‘All options on the table' with Panama Canal, says Trump's top maritime official
Panama is inching closer to China, Trump’s new Federal Maritime Commission head Louis Sola tells CNBC, and ‘all options on ...
JPMorgan cuts Panama view on Trump's threat to 'take back' canal
U.S. investment bank JPMorgan has downgraded its recommendation on Panama's bonds after U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up ...
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Trump says China controls the Panama Canal — but here's how it really works
A quarter-century after the U.S. handed control of the Panama Canal to Panama, President Donald Trump wants to take it back. Early this month, Trump suggested he would consider using military ...
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JPMorgan cuts Panama view on Trump's threat to 'take back' canal
The canal, which was once owned by the United States but was handed over to Panama decades ago, gives vessels a much shorter route between the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. While the two ...
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Who Controls the Panama Canal?
The cargo ship Cosco Houston tests a new set of locks at the Panama Canal as part of a canal expansion project, in June 2016. Carlos Jasso/Reuters Panama has owned and administered the Panama ...
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Trump’s Talk of the Panama Canal Taps Into Old Myths About U.S. Power
In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated threats he has made about the Panama Canal, claiming, "we're taking it back." He'd previously declared that the rates Panama charges for ...
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What would it take for US to reclaim the Panama Canal?
The US handed control of the canal to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999, via treaty Trump claims US is getting 'ripped off' and vows to retake canal He's suggested military force to retake the canal ...