Commentary
The Donald Trump administration appears serious about bolstering the defence of North America—ranging from Panama to the Arctic Ocean. In addition to his repeated comments about absorbing Canada into the United States, Trump has made clear he will not allow China to control the strategic Panama Canal nor tolerate the communist dictatorship’s aggressive economic intervention in Mexico as a backdoor to the United States.
Nearly a month before his inauguration, Trump revived an idea for the United States to buy Greenland. And he quite reasonably demands that Canada contribute more seriously to NATO and North America’s defence. For all his bellicosity, Trump’s instincts concerning our continent’s security are sound and rooted in what appears to be a genuine desire to avoid war….