Thanks to deregulatory, laissez faire maritime policy, the U.S. has abandoned the oceans, allowing China and foreign shipping ...

For decades, Trump has railed against Jimmy Carter’s decision to give the canal to Panama.

The critical waterway has a complex history. Why does Trump want it back? And what does China have to do with it?

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

President Trump is wrong when he says China controls the Panama Canal. But the U.S. rival does have influence there, and the ...

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 ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama make "immediate changes" to what he calls the "influence and ...

“A man, a plan, a canal — Panama,” so the famous palindrome goes. Just a quick history review. The U.S. took over canal construction from the French in 1904, completing it in 1914 for $375 ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the assertion of the State Department that Panama “has agreed to no longer ...

On Wednesday evening, the U.S. State Department said via X that “U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees, saving the U.S. government millions of dollars a ...

Journal Editorial Report: The new president promotes a new manifest destiny. Photo: Patrick Pleul/Zuma Press In his inauguration speech, President Trump accused Panama of violating the terms under ...

President Trump says the canal authority is overcharging. Recent increases are attributed in part to drought, maintenance investments and demand. By Peter Eavis The cost of using the Panama Canal ...