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 ...

Trump believes that America’s greatness depends on hegemony and expansionism. Nothing could be further from the truth. True greatness comes from standing with the people, serving their interests, and ...

The Trump administration is framing the President’s vow to take back the Panama Canal as an economic investment, not “imperialistic expansion." ...

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 ...

After expressing his desire to claim Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal, President Donald Trump stunned onlookers ...

Panamanian officials offer concessions on Rubio’s first overseas stop, but say they cannot negotiate on control of the ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and toured the Panama Canal, which ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that the Central American ally must immediately reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face ...

Marco Rubio heads Saturday to Panama on his debut trip abroad as US secretary of state as he looks for how to follow up on President Donald Trump's extraordinary threat to seize 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 ...

Greene, the author of Box 25: Archival Secrets, Caribbean Workers, and the Panama Canal, explained how dangerous the canal project was for non-American workers, who were forced to live separately ...