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 Donald Trump has made repeated claims that China “operates” the Panama Canal in recent weeks and has threatened to ...

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 ...

Ponant and Smithsonian Journeys' cruise to Panama and Costa Rica infused leisure with education. Why travelers should choose this sustainable cruise.

Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...

Panama has vehemently denied claims made by the US on Thursday that its government vessels would have free passage through ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Panama in his first international trip. Here’s what to know about the Panama Canal ...

In his inaugural address last month, Donald Trump described the US decision to hand full control of the canal to Panama, in 1999, as "a foolish gift that should have never been made". Trump also ...

When US President Donald Trump threatened to "take back" the Panama Canal in his inauguration speech last week, Panamanians were reminded of American imperialism of old. For most of the 20th ...

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 ...