In this episode of Need to Know, host John Milewski speaks with Benjamin Gedan, Director of the Wilson Center's Latin America Program, about the geopolitical and economic significance of the Panama ...

Panama is in danger of becoming a case study of how an American hard-power win could become a soft-power loss. America did ...

In recent years the operation of the Panama Canal has been increasingly affected by changes in rainfall, and some data ...

The Trump administration needs to figure out the proper balance between coercion and diplomacy, and how it affects ...

Rarely do Panamanians unite on political topics, but threats to the ownership of the canal go to the heart of national ...

PANAMA CITY — President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied a claim by the Trump administration that the Central American ...

The Trump administration is taking proactive measures to regain control over the Panama Canal and reduce Chinese influence at ...

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said he is scheduled to speak with President Trump on Friday amid his efforts to reclaim the nation’s sought-after canal. “I was told a few minutes ago by a ...

Part of his justification for American ownership of the Panama Canal is that the U.S. “spent more money than ever spent on a ...

The current US president went on to describe Carter’s decision to hand over the canal as a “foolish gift”, before falsely claiming that Panama has broken its promise to keep the important ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland and retake control of the Panama Canal is driven by legitimate national security ...