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#Panama Canal

Incidents involving threats to Panamanian sovereignty over the Panama Canal, including rhetoric about U.S. seizure or control that violates the 1977 Panama Canal Treaty and the principle of territorial integrity.

Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power

Military and Economic Threats Against Greenland and Panama Canal Sovereignty

The administration threatened military and economic coercion to annex Greenland and reclaim the Panama Canal, with the Pentagon developing actual invasion plans. In a May 2025 NBC interview Trump refused to rule out military force to acquire Greenland; in January 2026 he threatened tariffs on European allies over it before ruling out force at Davos.