End of preview - This article contains approximately 1132 words.
Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article
Not a Subscriber?
Choose from one of the following options
Back
Security & Strategic Review - February 2025
Beyond Trump’s Panama Canal claims
Donald Trump’s threat upon his 20 January inauguration as US president to take back the Panama Canal, based on claims of Chinese involvement in the waterway, and complaints of high fees, was among the most headline-grabbing of his announcements. Amid speculation the new US president was posturing to obtain lower fees (please consult our sister publications, LatinNews Daily and Latin American Weekly Report. for the latest developments on his threat), here we consider his assertions. While widely rejected as false by Panama and other members of the foreign community, Trump’s accusations of Chinese involvement in the Canal nonetheless reflect ongoing unease in the US over Beijing’s influence in Panama.
- Beyond Trump’s Panama Canal claims
- COLOMBIA: ELN offensive puts conflict at ‘dangerous inflection point’
- PERU: Bomb attacks in two cities
- REGION: Tren de Aragua under the spotlight
- ARGENTINA: NGOs alarmed over government’s security policies
- ARGENTINA: Setbacks for indigenous land rights
- BRAZIL: Crime wave flares up in Amazonian border state
- CHILE: Boric reaffirms Chilean claim in Antarctica
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum targets firearms
- MEXICO: Concerns persist over journalists’ safety
- MEXICO: Air pollution causes alarm
- GUATEMALA: Arévalo marks one year in office, struggles with key pledge
- EL SALVADOR: Mixed movement on transitional justice
- SURINAME: Suriname’s moment