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 ...

A black, massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of the Panama Canal — guided by ...

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

"Currently, the cooperation between China and Panama under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative is proceeding ...

In his inaugural address last month, Donald Trump described the US decision to hand full control of the canal to Panama ... reaching five miles on either side – cutting a swathe through the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama could prove to be the most contentious on the itinerary following ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China's presence around the Panama Canal is a national security concern that Panama's government has to deal with, Mauricio Claver-Carone, the U.S. special envoy for Latin ...

Mulino’s remarks come ahead of a visit this weekend by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has called for Panama to kick out a Hong Kong-based company that operates two ports on either side of the ...