<p>President-elect Donald Trump’s stated desire to make Canada a state and acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal hearkens back to an imperialist era, Fareed argues. But imposing Trump’s will on these areas would ultimately only help Russia and China.</p>
Fareed’s take: Trump’s imperialist wishes would undermine the US

President-elect Donald Trump’s stated desire to make Canada a state and acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal hearkens back to an imperialist era, Fareed argues. But imposing Trump’s will on these areas would ultimately only help Russia and China.

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<p>President-elect Donald Trump’s stated desire to make Canada a state and acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal hearkens back to an imperialist era, Fareed argues. But imposing Trump’s will on these areas would ultimately only help Russia and China.</p>
Fareed’s take: Trump’s imperialist wishes would undermine the US
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