Imperialist Fantasy: Historian Greg Grandin on Trump Threat to Retake Panama Canal, Invade Mexico
Donald Trump has set his sights on the Americas, threatening to retake the Panama Canal if Panama doesn’t lower fees for U.S.
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A history of the Panama Canal — and why the US can't just take it back
Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later, Donald Trump is ...
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Panama Canal is not for sale, Panama's president says. What to know about the canal's history and status
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States take over the Panama Canal, a shipping waterway that cuts across Central America, unless fees for using the canal are ...
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'Things don't work that way': Expert sticks knife in Trump's Panama plans
Appearing on MSNBC on Christmas Day, former U.S. War College professor Tom Nichols dismissed out of hand Donald Trump's ...
No, the U.S. does not have any authority over the Panama Canal
After Donald Trump suggested the U.S. can retake control of the canal if it’s not “treated fairly,” Panama’s president pushed ...
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Trump is threatening to take over the Panama Canal, which Panama owns outright
President-elect Donald Trump said the United States may demand that Panama turn over the Panama Canal. But Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said his country's ownership of the canal is ...
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Trump threatens to reassert US control over the Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to have the U.S. reassert control of the Panama Canal amid accusations that Panama is charging excessive rates for using the waterway. Speaking Sunday ...
Trump announces Kevin Cabrera as ambassador to Panama after canal warning
President-elect Donald Trump announced Kevin Marino Cabrera, the Miami-Dade commissioner as his pick to become the ambassador ...