US transit geopolitics towards the Panama Canal: implementation through the potential of coercive diplomacy
https://doi.org/10.37493/2307-910X.2025.3.19
Abstract
Introduction. The article provides an answer to the question of why infrastructure resources and trade and transport facilities have become one of the most important priorities of American foreign policy towards the Western Hemisphere in 2025? Materials and methods. The study focuses on the dramatic process of implementing the coercive diplomacy of the American political class in relation to the Panama Canal. Results and discussion. To better understand why the Panama Canal found itself at the center of the geopolitical discussion initiated by the new administration of President Donald Trump the authors turned to the cognitive potential of transit geopolitics. Conclusion. It demonstrates what political interests and what selfish incentives fuel the US coercive policy towards Chinese positions in the Western Hemisphere.
About the Authors
A. K. Magomedov
Russian State University for the Humanities; Moscow State Linguistic University
Россия
Россия
Arbahan K. Magomedov, PhD, Senior Researcher and Professor of Department of Foreign Regional Studies and Foreign Relations; Professor of Department of Foreign Regional Studies
Moscow
I. N. Sokolova
Ulyanovsk State University
Россия
Россия
Irina N. Sokolova, PhD, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of English Linguistics and Translation
Moscow
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Magomedov A.K., Sokolova I.N. US transit geopolitics towards the Panama Canal: implementation through the potential of coercive diplomacy. Modern Science and Innovations. 2025;(3):178-184. https://doi.org/10.37493/2307-910X.2025.3.19
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