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Pentagon tasked with providing ‘military options’ to ensure US access to Panama Canal, memo says
American access to the Panama Canal, one of several new directives outlined in what amounts to a major overhaul of US strategic priorities, according to a new memo that was sent to senior leaders and reviewed by CNN.
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,
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Panama Canal Fees Drop as Capacity Recovers
Fees for vessels to pass through the Panama Canal this year are 15% below last year's levels as the waterway now has more ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Panama Canal weighs pipeline to move gas, with eye on Asian clients
The Panama Canal is exploring the construction of a pipeline to move liquefied petroleum gas across the trade passage, canal ...
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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 joint a session of Congress on March 4. "We need Greenland for national security and even ...
BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control
A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama ...
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Panama president calls Trump’s talk of ‘reclaiming’ the Panama Canal a lie
Panama maintains that it has full control over the canal and that the Hong Kong-based group’s operation of the ports did not amount to Chinese control over the waterway, and that therefore the ...
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Panama president says Trump is lying about reclaiming Panama Canal
Panama maintains that it has full control over the canal and that the Hong Kong-based group's operation of the ports did not amount to Chinese control over the waterway, and that therefore the ...