Ensuring neutrality in the Panama Canal requires capabilities that are currently perceived as insufficient. Greenland and the Panama Canal may seem, at first glance, like two unrelated issues: an Arctic island under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark and a waterway across a tropical isthmus that sustains global maritime trade. In these places, the United States will act to protect its interests, expecting clarity, cooperation, and capabilities from its partners. Regarding the Panama Canal, our country faces a comparable moment and premise: its sovereignty and independence are unquestionable. A nation that knows how to be sovereign and nationalistic and, at the same time, the closest and most consistent ally of the United States.