Trump and the Panama Canal

Today’s podcast deal with Donald Trump's threat to regain control of the Panama Canal, due to tariffs deemed excessive. The history of the canal is analyzed, from the American construction and subsequent transfer to Panama in 1999, highlighting the geopolitical implications, in particular the Chinese influence in the region, and the legal and international implications of Trump's declaration.

The threat comes amid growing concern about Chinese influence in Latin America, even though there is no evidence of direct Chinese control over the canal. Trump criticizes Panama's management of the canal and stresses that it must not fall "into the wrong hands", referring in part to Chinese influence.

Trump claims that Panama is applying excessive tariffs to U.S. ships and suggests that there are treaty violations that would justify American intervention: "If the moral and legal principles of this magnanimous act are violated, we will demand the full and unconditional return of the Panama Canal to the control of the United States".

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