Where the Panama Canal Quarrel Is Heading

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/where-the-panama-canal-quarrel-is-heading-6d88478d?mod=letterstoeditor_article_pos2

We shouldn’t assume that military force will be President Trump’s only option to rectify the calamitous decision of President Jimmy Carter and the U.S. Senate to relinquish U.S. control of the Panama Canal (“Will Trump Invade Panama?” Review & Outlook, Dec. 26). While the Carter administration excluded an arbitration provision from the treaties, essentially conceding that the U.S. wouldn’t seek a remedy to potential Panamanian abuse, Mr. Trump isn’t without leverage.