The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its ...

The 50-mile Panama Canal was a multi-national, multi-decade project to link two oceans and transform global shipping. After ...

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 President ...

Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the Pacific have become the ...

Treaties ratified by the Senate in 1978 established permanent neutrality, but some Republicans regret that decision. By Lisa Friedman Reporting from West Palm Beach, Fla. President-elect Donald J.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Panama signaled a clear message: the U.S. is determined to reassert its influence in Latin America and the Caribbean amidst the People’s Republic of China’s ...

Of the many sweeping changes President Trump has been focused on during his return to the White House is control over the Panama Canal. Since winning the 2024 election, Trump has mused over retaking ...

A quarter-century after the U.S. handed control of the Panama Canal to Panama, President Donald Trump wants to take it back. Early this month, Trump suggested he would consider using military force to ...