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 ...

As Donald Trump embarks on his second term as the US President, the nation faces a turbulent landscape of climate disasters ...

The Navy's decision to stay silent amid the negotiations with Panama makes it difficult to accurately determine just how much ...

Panama last month celebrated the 110th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, which in its day was one of the most expensive and dangerous infrastructure endeavors ever undertaken.

US President Donald Trump's top diplomat and his main spokesperson have walked back the idea that he wants to permanently ...

Trump has risked sparking diplomatic crises and economic turmoil with his threats of tariffs and talk of purchasing foreign ...

China — the largest container importer and exporter through the Port of Houston — is planning retaliatory tariffs on energy-related products and more.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that the Central American ally must ...

Marco Rubio heads to Latin America on his first trip as secretary of state, including Panama, where President Trump wants ...

as he looks for how to follow up on President Donald Trump's extraordinary threat to seize the Panama Canal. Rubio's mission came as Trump imposed steep tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China ...

Roosevelt’s spin erased the exploitation of workers, who largely came from the West Indies, and the significant role that Panama played in the project. As Lasso explained, the Canal Zone’s 41 ...