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Donald Trump has revealed plans to rename the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to the ‘Gulf of America’, setting out a number of territorial ambitions for the US just two weeks out from becoming president.

A multibillion-dollar expansion helped the canal accommodate king-size cargo ships. It might also be fueling ecological upheaval.

Donald Trump’s Panama Canal threat diminishes our country in the world’s eyes as nonsensical and boorish at best and a threat to world peace at worst.

Donald Trump's threat to retake the Panama Canal can alienate an important ally that the future administration will need.

These environmental challenges are more significant threats to U.S. commerce than Chinese influence. Sustained access to the ...