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 ...

A recent drought in Panama was so severe that the canal had to reduce traffic. How is climate change impacting Panama -- and ...

“All the while, the Chinese Communist Party uses diplomatic and economic leverage — such as at the Panama Canal — to oppose the U.S. and turn sovereign nations into vassal states.

In his inaugural address last month, Donald Trump described the US decision to hand full control of the canal to Panama ... 11 miles were built before the project was defeated by engineering ...

Roosevelt’s spin erased the exploitation of workers, who largely came from the West Indies, and the significant role that Panama played in the project. As Lasso explained, the Canal Zone’s 41 ...

Trump Is a Man With a Panama Canal Plan It should come as no surprise that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s first stop on his first official trip this weekend will be in Panama, a nation that ...

José Raúl Mulino is set to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday when the two will visit the Panama Canal. NBC Universal, Inc. Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday ...

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 ...

Rubio Says Trump’s Interest in Greenland and Panama Canal Is Legit and Driven by China Concerns WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump’s desire to ...

America must project strength abroad — owning and operating the Panama Canal might be an important step towards a stronger America and a more secure globe.” Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ...

PANAMA CITY — Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal, and he hopes U.S. Secretary of State Marco ...

President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to regain U.S. ownership of the Panama ... the canal. In his Senate confirmation hearing, he said that Beijing, through the expansion ...