US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
On Monday 20 January 2025, Donald Trump was once again inaugurated as the president of the US. In his — rather more forceful than the last time — inaugural speech he spoke on many topics but one that caused some international consternation was that of the Panama Canal.
Trump said: “… We gave it to Panama and we’re taking it back.” But why should the US be so dogmatic about reclaiming this tiny strip of…
