As President Donald Trump looks to expand the world’s real estate that’s under control, my students in a political science class and I wondered about U.S. Presidents and their legacy, in a discussion ...

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 ...

A recent drought in Panama was so severe that the canal had to reduce traffic. How is climate change impacting Panama -- and how does that ripple out to the global economy?

The Panama Canal is back in the headlines after President Donald Trump raised political and security concerns over the future of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The ...

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

THE experience of judging at the World Universities Debating Championships 2025 in Panama was a refresher on Jamaica’s ...

In his 1994 book Diplomacy, Henry Kissinger wrote about the two dominant strains of American foreign policy: realism as ...

China is expanding its presence in the United States, potentially allowing the foreign country access to Florida’s wealthy coast. China’s maritime logistics and infrastructure projects in the […] ...

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

Gordon G. Chang discussed China's growing influence in the Caribbean region and the national security threat it could present ...

The 1903 agreement between the U.S. and Panama granted the U.S. control of the Canal Zone, but not ownership, as Panama ...