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Panama Deals a Blow to Putin's Shadow Fleet March 28, 2025

Panama has canceled the registrations of dozens of ships that were sanctioned, potentially delivering a blow to Russian oil exports. ...

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History of Panama Canal and Chinese Interest in It March 25, 2025

A Chinese cultural center on the outskirts of Panama City was busy with people coming and going on a Wednesday afternoon in March, a reminder of China’s long history in the region. ...

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Panama Will Not Give In to Trump’s Canal Threats March 21, 2025

President Trump’s escalating rhetoric over the Panama Canal has transformed diplomatic tensions into a full-blown crisis. ...

Beijing Calls LI Ka-Shing a ‘Traitor’ in Panama Ports Deal March 15, 2025

A Better Way To Handle the Panama Canal March 10, 2025

Trump and his team are right to recognize Panama’s strategic importance, but they are wrong in how they are approaching the issue. ...

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BlackRock Deal To Bring Ports of Panama Canal Under U.S. Control March 05, 2025

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BlackRock Buys Panama Ports in Victory for Trump March 04, 2025

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., the Hong Kong-based conglomerate, agreed to sell control of a unit that operates ports near the Panama Canal after pressure from US President Donald Trump to limit Chinese interests in the region....

Panama

Rubio’s Good Start Blunting Chinese Influence in Panama February 07, 2025

The selection of former Sen. Marco Rubio to become the nation’s secretary of state sent the message that shoring up Latin America will be a top priority for the new administration. ...

Panama

Panama Canal Authority Disputes Trump Admin Claim February 06, 2025

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Nation Builder: Trump Eyes Ownership of Gaza Strip February 05, 2025

His appetite for territorial expansion has not waned. Before he even returned to the White House, Donald Trump set his sights on the Panama Canal and then resource-rich Greenland. Now, the president who once railed against foreign entanglements wants...

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Panama Caves to Trump's DC February 04, 2025

When Marco Rubio arrived Saturday in Panama for his first international trip as secretary of state, he was greeted by flags—Panamanian ones. ...

Panama

Panama Won’t Renew Belt and Road Agreement With China February 03, 2025

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Panama: From Zoned Out to Strategic Opportunity January 17, 2025

Since his election in November 2024, President Donald Trump has staked out strong positions on the importance of the Western Hemisphere to the United States’ national security interests. A secure, prosperous, and free Western Hemisphere underpins U.S...

Panama

Rep. Wittman: Trump’s Plans for Greenland, Panama Canal Serve National Security January 13, 2025

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Other Countries Should Be on Trump’s Shopping List January 13, 2025

I did an interview with Times Radio in London earlier this week and all interest was focused on President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Canada, Greenland and Panama. ...

Panama Canal Fixation Isn’t New, and It’s Not Just Trump’s January 10, 2025

“The Panama Canal is doing quite well,” Donald Trump beamed in June 2017 during one of his earliest meetings with another world leader. “I think we did a good job building it.” Then-President Juan Carlos Varela, seated to his right in the Oval Office...

Panama

Panama Tells Trump Canal Sovereignty Is ‘Non-Negotiable’ January 08, 2025

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Trump Focuses on Three Global Choke Points January 07, 2025

With an eye on China’s expanding footprint, Trump aims to recalibrate US strategy across three crucial global choke points ...

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Carter’s Pragmatism vs. Trump’s Greed January 06, 2025

As the world hangs on every pronouncement of the president-elect, speculation abounds as to whether Donald Trump is just playing to an audience or is trying to intimidate to make a deal. He recently challenged the government of Panama over its sovere...

Panama Canal

The Panama Canal Should Be American January 06, 2025

On this strategic question, the president-elect and Ronald Reagan are in agreement. ...

Panama

Carter’s Legacy Still Hampers a World Trump Must Fix January 02, 2025

From Iran and the Panama Canal to the U.S. Education Department, America is still feeling the impact of a Carter presidency 44 years later....

Jimmy Carter

A New Panama Canal Treaty for the American People December 27, 2024

Trump has inherited the most complex foreign policy landscape a commander in chief has ever faced ...

Panama

Trump Is Teasing U.S. Expansion Into Panama, Greenland and Canada December 26, 2024

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Trump Dreams of Empire Expansion December 24, 2024

President-elect Trump has big plans to make America greater, in terms of square mileage. ...

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Trump’s Panama Update to the Monroe Doctrine December 24, 2024

The president-elect’s call to retake the Panama Canal has an irredentist, 19th century flare. ...

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