Greenland, Canada and now Panama: What is Donald Trump's talk of American expansion all about?
US President-elect Donald Trump is invoking debates about American expansionism with bold statements about acquiring Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal, and teasing the annexation of Canada. While some see these remarks as rhetorical provocations, others point to their strategic undertones, evoking echoes of 19th-Century Manifest Destiny
US President-elect Donald Trump is invoking debates about American expansionism with bold statements about acquiring Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal, and teasing the annexation of Canada. While some see these remarks as rhetorical provocations, others point to their strategic undertones, evoking echoes of 19th-Century Manifest Destiny
