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

The 1903 agreement between the U.S. and Panama granted the U.S. control of the Canal Zone, but not ownership ... the end of the Twentieth Century. The world was changing; there were many new ...

The region has long been neglected in Washington, but a “Monroe 2.0” foreign policy could backfire for the US.

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 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 on Thursday rejected the United States' claim of securing free passage for its government vessels through the Panama Canal, while bowing to US pressure to quit a key Chinese project.

Second, the 47-year-old U.S.-Panama treaty governing “the permanent neutrality and operation” of the canal means ships ... If U.S. moral authority in the world matters at all to Republicans ...

Mr Mulino has accused the US of spreading “lies and falsehoods” after its government claimed its vessels would be able to pass through the Panama Canal without paying. He has also rejected ...

Q: Why did you sponsor the bill to allow the U.S. to take over control of the Panama Canal? A: “I think the president should be given the flexibility to go have the conversation. I get it ...

He explained that the development included duplicating the canal by 10 kilometres, widening the route in this zone by 40 metres towards the eastern bank, and deepening it between 66 and 72 feet.