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 ...

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

Panama is in danger of becoming a case study of how an American hard-power win could become a soft-power loss. America did ...

Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others ...

In recent years the operation of the Panama Canal has been increasingly affected by changes in rainfall, and some data ...

Rarely do Panamanians unite on political topics, but threats to the ownership of the canal go to the heart of national ...

The region has long been neglected in Washington, but a “Monroe 2.0” foreign policy could backfire for the US.

Supporters of the move believe USAID was poorly managed and wasting taxpayers' money, with White House Press Secretary ...

“Control of strategic chokepoints like the Panama Canal is probably among China’s goals,” said Will Freeman, Fellow for Latin ...

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

The United States stands at a pivotal crossroads in Latin America, where rising challenges demand bold, decisive action.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited this Sunday the Panama Canal facilities, with the administrator of the interoceanic ...