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Pentagon asked for military options to access Panama Canal, officials say
The U.S. military must work to provide options to ensure the United States has full access to the Panama Canal, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday.
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.
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.
Opinion
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.
Trump Administration Seeks Options to Put Troops in Panama: Reports
President Donald Trump has made the Panama Canal one of his chief pieces of foreign policy. He surprised the world when he suggested that the U.S. would look to "demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, and without question," and he reiterated the issue during his Congressional address, saying he would try "reclaiming" the canal.
Explainer-Can Trump 'Take Back' the Panama Canal?
Under the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality of the Panama Canal, Panama pledged to charge "just, reasonable and equitable" transit fees to all nations. The treaty runs on
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 Reportedly Directs Military To Draw Up Plans Increasing Panama Canal Troop Presence
President Donald Trump reportedly instructed the U.S. military to draw up plans to increase U.S. troop presence in the Panama
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 ...
Trump touts BlackRock's Panama Canal ports deal, says U.S. is ‘reclaiming' waterway
President Donald Trump cited BlackRock’s Tuesday deal to acquire Panama Canal ports as part of his administration’s broader ...
The Economist10h
Panama’s giveaway game
Mr Trump has shown that threatening Panama’s economy and national identity can yield major concessions from its government.
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 ...
USA Today7d
Trump says US will acquire Greenland ‘one way or the other’ in presidential address
The president's designs on Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada have been an early ... and even international security, and we're working with everybody involved to try and get it," Trump ...
Hong Kong billionaire to sell Panama Canal ports to US firm
A Hong Kong-based company has agreed to sell most of its stake in two key ports on the Panama Canal to a group led by US investment firm BlackRock. The sale comes after weeks of complaining by ...