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 ...

President Trump has thrown down the gauntlet to the Panamanian government-threatening to retake the canal, by force if ...

President Donald Trump said in his proclamation declaring February 9 Gulf of America Day: "I took this action in part because, as stated in that [executive] order, the area formerly known as the Gulf ...

The second plane will carry about 170-180 illegal immigrants from India. Although an official confirmation is awaited from ...

In the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election, political analysts and geopolitical strategists were quick to speculate about his ...

President Donald Trump recently made headlines after claiming he wanted the United States to take over both Greenland and the ...

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

China has significantly expanded its economic and geopolitical footprint in Latin America, particularly through the ...

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 ...

Following Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the US needs to “ take back ” the Panama canal from Chinese control, the US ...

Supporters of the move believe USAID was poorly managed and wasting taxpayers' money, with White House Press Secretary ...