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." ...

The Trump administration needs to figure out the proper balance between coercion and diplomacy, and how it affects ...

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

Two Panamanian lawyers filed a complaint Monday to cancel the concession of a Hong Kong-based company for operating two ports ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on his first foreign trip as America's top diplomat, held face-to-face talks with Mulino ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Panama in his first international trip. Here’s what to know about the Panama Canal ...

When US President Donald Trump threatened to "take back" the Panama Canal in his inauguration speech last week, Panamanians were reminded of American imperialism of old. For most of the 20th ...

Rubio has built a detailed basis from which he will approach talks with its leaders in a bid to regain U.S. control of the canal. While Rubio said he views Panama as a generally pro-U.S. partner ...

José Raúl Mulino is set to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday when the two will visit the Panama Canal. NBC Universal, Inc. Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China's presence around the Panama Canal is a national security concern that Panama's government has to deal with, Mauricio Claver-Carone, the U.S. special envoy for Latin ...