Trump provokes anxieties with Greenland, Panama Canal military talk

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Trump, who expressed interest in buying Greenland in his first term, says the country is vital to America's national security.
57% : ""I've been told that for a long time, long before I even ran," Trump said at the news conference.
50% : James Rogers, executive director of Cornell Brooks School Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University and an expert on Greenland and the Arctic, who was formerly a professor at the University of Southern Denmark, said Copenhagen has neglected Greenland and Trump is trying to boost its security commitment.
50% : "He said Trump may also want "preferred access and preferred economic agreements" in Greenland for resources like rare earth minerals.
48% : Will Freeman, fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said Trump is likely after two things: reduced export prices for U.S. goods and Panama taking action to limit Chinese influence, as a Hong Kong company owns two of five ports at the canal.
47% : "Trump has not laid out any concrete plans for acquiring Greenland or the Panama Canal, but has made his desire for both clear in the days ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 20.
47% : "Trump's already succeeding in some of those plans," he said, adding Trump "may well want to have an increased military presence [amid] tensions with Russia and China.
45% : In a Tuesday press conference at his Mar-a-Lago Florida estate, Trump, when asked if he could rule out military action or economic coercion to gain both countries, said "I can't assure you on either of those two.""I'm not going to commit to that.
41% : "Trump also said the U.S. needs Greenland "for national security purposes," claiming Russian and Chinese ships were "all over the place.
34% : "Trump did rule out using military force against Canada, which he has suggested should merge with the U.S. to become the 51st state, saying he would seek to use "economic force" instead.
31% : Trump claimed the Panama Canal was being controlled by China and expressed regret that it was ceded to Panama more than two decades ago.Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha said Tuesday the canal was "non-negotiable.

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