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 ...

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has expressed interest — unprecedented in the modern era — in expanding the size ...

The Panamanian political leadership presumably hasn't been sleeping so well the past several weeks. After the election, Trump ...

China has summoned Panama’s ambassador to the country for pulling out of the multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), following US President Donald Trump’s threat to take back the Panama ...

PANAMA CITY — Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday rejected the US State Department's claim that the US ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino has accused the US of spreading "lies and falsehoods" after the US State Department claimed American government vessels were no longer required to pay a fee to ...

Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday the U.S. was spreading "lies and falsehoods" after the State Department ...

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday rejected U.S. claims that American warships and boats can transit the ...

The Trump administration is taking proactive measures to regain control over the Panama Canal and reduce Chinese influence at ...

The Panama Canal is an international waterway in Panama, connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. While the United States played a significant role in the canal’s construction and operation ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama's President José Raúl Mulino that the "status quo" of the Panama Canal is ...

It is now operated by the government-owned Panama Canal Authority, which recently built a new set of bigger locks, allowing the size limit for ships passing through to be expanded from so-called ...