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 ...

Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama ...

In his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump repeated his plan to regain control of the Panama Canal. Can he?

shape or form,” noting that "above all, China is operating the Panama Canal.” He had previously said the U.S. could demand the canal be returned. Mulino tried to downplay the tension at his ...

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

The State Department said Wednesday that "U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees." ...

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino says his nation intends to maintain control of the Panama Canal, after President Trump re-upped his intent to take control of the strategic waterway in his ...

Republicans hoping to thwart Beijing’s influence in Latin America are urging the Panamanian government to cut ties with Chinese entities.

The Panama Canal Authority had also said late Feb. 2 ... Listen to today's daily briefing above or go here for more info “I have conducted foreign relations as it should be done, in good faith ...

And above all, China is operating the Panama Canal,” the president said in a previous statement. Hutchison Ports PPC, a Hong Kong-based company, controls two separate canal ports, but Panama ...

“Above all, China is operating the Panama Canal. And we didn’t give it to China. We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back,” Trump claimed in his inaugural speech last month. There ...