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It was a press conference intended to showcase investment from a Dubai-based firm in new US data centres, but its focus quickly switched to what the incoming president might do when it comes to America鈥檚 closest neighbours.

Fielding questions from reporters, Donald Trump refused to rule out the use of military force to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal. While he appeared to rule out the possibility when it came to Canada, Trump did say he would use 鈥渆conomic force鈥� to annex Canada and described their shared border as 鈥渁n artificially drawn line鈥�.

How seriously should the world take Trump鈥檚 threats, and what do they indicate about his strategy when he takes office in 12 days time?

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鈥� Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
鈥� Sarah Smith, North America Editor
鈥� Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent

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