Joan Flores-Villalobos: Yes, the Panama Canal was built at a dear price — paid in Black lives
The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts,” said President Donald Trump in his second inaugural address, on Jan.
Why The Panama Canal Is At The Center Of A U.S.-China Power Struggle
The Trump administration is taking proactive measures to regain control over the Panama Canal and reduce Chinese influence at ...
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Panama Canal denies US claim of free passage for government vessels
The Panama Canal Authority has denied the ... US would be “taking back” the canal – the construction of which was started by France in 1881 but completed in 1914 by the United States.
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Tropic thunder: Why Trump wants the Panama Canal back
In 1869, French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, who had delivered the Suez Canal through Egypt, agreed to replicate the feat in 1881 in Panama (then a province of Colombia). But slashing through ...
Would Trump really invade Panama to reclaim the canal by force?
President Donald Trump is a man with a plan for the canal, namely to force Panama to limit China’s influence on the vital 50-mile shortcut between the Atlantic and the Pacific or risk the United ...