But if the facilities are to remain in Chinese hands, Panama, with U.S. support, could implement additional security measures such as doing background ... canal back through military force or economic ...

As Washington threatens and Panama refusing to back down, a struggle to control this key trade, security and immigration ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing ...

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 is right to lament the lives lost for the creation of the canal. They were mostly Black Caribbean migrant workers, living and dying under Jim Crow conditions that the U.S. imposed in Panama.

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong CNN — Donald Trump has ...

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 Panama Canal is no stranger to global attention. President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to “demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America, in full, quickly and ...

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese threat to U.S. security. By Alexandra Stevenson and Keith Bradsher ...

The Panama Canal Repurchase Act, introduced by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) in Congress, has brought renewed attention to the Panama Canal’s status. The proposed legislation, supported by ...

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 ...