Panama, Trump

Why the Panama Canal matters
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Panama in his first international trip. Here’s what to know about the Panama Canal and Trump’s claims about it.
Opinion
Panama’s careful course through the canal crisis sparked by Trump
Something very powerful is going to happen,” Trump warned from Washington, casting a shadow over Rubio’s diplomatic mission and pushing hemispheric relations to their most precarious point since
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 States taking back the canal by force if necessary. Just a quick history review.
Why does Trump want the Panama Canal?
On this episode Jonny Dymond speaks to Julie Greene, a professor of American studies at the University of Maryland, about the storied history of the Panama Canal. And the BBC’s North America business correspondent Michelle Fleury discusses the politics and economics behind the Trump administration's diplomatic pursuit of the trade route.
Panamanians say the canal is theirs and always will be
A black, massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of the Panama Canal — guided by tugboats stern and aft, and sweating Panamanians hoisting yellow ropes to latch onto the ship's higher levels.
Trump, Rubio and the Panama Canal rhumba
The Panama Canal is back in the headlines after President Donald Trump raised political and security concerns over the future of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The heart of his argument is that the canal,
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Panama symbolises the Sino-American struggle for influence
Panama is in danger of becoming a case study of how an American hard-power win could become a soft-power loss. America did ...
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 ...
Trump, the Panama Canal and the Hong Kong Firm at the Heart of a Showdown
The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...
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Panama denies US claim of free canal transit as Trump vows to 'take back' waterway
State Department claim that US government vessels can transit canal without charge fees rejected by Panama, with Canal ...
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Panama rejects US State Department claim its government ships can transit canal for free
A cargo ship waits at Balboa port before crossing the Panama Canal in Panama City on February 4, 2025. MARTIN ...
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Donald Trump's grab for the Panama Canal
The canal is regarded as one of the greatest engineering ... Russia warned the US against trying to exert control. The US has invaded Panama before – to depose Manuel Noriega, in 1989.
Rubio: U.S. government ships have 'expectations' not to be charged at Panama Canal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said it was "absurd" that U.S. government ships are charged to use the Panama ...
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Panama's President Denies Deal for US Ships to Use Canal for Free
Daniel Orton is an editor on the live news team at Newsweek, based in London, U.K. He was previously a video news editor at the company between 2017 and 2019, before spending several years as a ...