What Happened
Washington Seeks To Counter China's Growing Influence
Gen. Joseph Ryan, commander of the US Army Command in the Western Hemisphere, stated that US economic dominance is the ultimate goal of Washington’s security strategy in the region. According to Ryan, the 2025 US National Security Strategy aims to achieve economic dominance through national security tools, after ceding control to China for two decades. The US has partnered with Panama to monitor states oriented toward US adversaries and has approved expanding the capabilities of Joint Task Force Bravo. The US Coast Guard is also working to establish an expeditionary squadron in Panama. This development was reported by Defense News.