Panama has returned to the center of U.S. strategic and military planning under the renewed leadership of President Donald Trump, following new directives that elevate the Panama Canal from a commercial lifeline to a frontline in America’s geopolitical competition with China. In a classified memo revealed in March 2025, the Trump administration formally tasked the Pentagon with developing “credible military options” to ensure unfettered U.S. access to the canal, framing it as essential to American economic and national security interests. Read full Defense News at this link ...
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U.S. strategic presence in Panama reinforced under President Trump amid growing concerns over foreign influence near the Panama Canal. (Picture source: Army Recognition Group editing)
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U.S. strategic presence in Panama reinforced under President Trump amid growing concerns over foreign influence near the Panama Canal. (Picture source: Army Recognition Group editing)
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