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Trump Asks Pentagon to Look at Panama Canal Options

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.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Pentagon Asked for Military Options to Access Panama Canal, Officials Say

President Donald Trump has said repeatedly he wants to "take back" the Panama Canal, which is located at the narrowest part of the isthmus between North and South America and is considered one of the world's most strategically important waterways,

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Trump Administration Seeks Options to Put Troops in Panama: Reports

The Trump administration in a memo to the Pentagon requested "military options" to ensure continued and absolute access to the Panama Canal, according to reports. Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon and the Embassy of Panama in Washington,

Panama, China and BlackRock

The New York Times · 20h

China Condemns Panama Canal Deal, Asserting a Right to Influence the Region

The Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s planned sale of ports in Panama to a group led by BlackRock, the American finance giant, is under fire from Beijing.

Newsweek on MSN · 9d

BlackRock's $23 Billion Panama Canal Deal: What We Know So Far

The $23 billion deal, announced by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, transfers control of the Balboa and Cristobal ports to a consortium led by BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, and Terminal Investment Limited.

CNN on MSN · 21h

China blasts ‘spineless’ plan to sell Panama Canal ports to BlackRock

China has sharply criticized a proposal to sell ports in the Panama Canal to American asset management giant BlackRock, attacking the deal as “spineless groveling” and a “betrayal” of the Chinese people.

The National Interest5d

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 ...

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The Panama Canal Challenge: Mexico's High-Speed Railway Project

The Mexican government plans to build a railway corridor to compete with the Panama Canal, challenging the dynamics of ...

Daily Express US on MSN5d

Billionaire agrees to $22bn Panama Canal deal after Donald Trump China outrage

Most of the stakes in key ports on the Panama Canal are owned by a Hong Kong-based company and are set to be sold off after ...

bne IntelliNews on MSN17h

US escalates pressure on Panama over Canal control

The United States is intensifying diplomatic and military manoeuvres to challenge Panama's sovereignty over the strategically ...

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Panama Canal weighs pipeline to move gas, with eye on Asian clients

The Panama Canal is exploring the construction of a pipeline to move liquefied petroleum gas across the trade passage, canal ...

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