Zelenskyy approached Trump’s remarks cautiously, noting that no concrete geopolitical steps have been taken. “Regarding America’s expansion, these were general statements by President Trump. If there were any specific details,
Donald Trump argues that the US needs Greenland for national security, while a retaking of the Panama Canal is necessary to curb the overcharging of American ships and combat Chinese influence.
Recovering the Panama Canal, on the other hand, involves stepping into the hornet’s nest of Latin America’s nationalistic politics that are increasingly influenced by China, Russia, and Iran. Successive Democrat administrations have allowed America’s main adversaries to develop a growing intelligence,
The Kremlin says it’s watching with “great interest” President-elect Trump’s ambitions for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. Trump declined to rule out using military force in his pursuit of
In a single news conference, he pondered making Canada a state and acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal by economic ... countries to immediately condemn Russia’s war of aggression against ...
Trump has repeatedly threatened to take ownership of the critical maritime trade route — which the U.S. signed over to Panama in 1977 — calling it “vital” to American interests and refusing to rule out using military force in pursuit of his goal.
Many assume this Trump tough talk is his signature bluster, which he uses to threaten allies to do what he wants. When he suggested renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum trolled Trump with a 17th-century map labeling the United States “America Mexicana.”
The nature of the current strategic competition suggests that Trump will need to craft a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine radically different from Theodore Roosevelt’s. It will depend on consent from fellow American governments.
Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, unleashing unprecedented executive orders and daring anyone to stop him
Donald Trump threatened Russia with unspecified sanctions as he urged president Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
The US president says Russia will face "high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions" if it does not make a deal to end the conflict.