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." ...

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

Whether the U.S. or Panama own the Panama Canal, one of the largest routes for ship traffic in the world still faces horrible ...

The president claims Chinese soldiers are working in the canal. That’s nonsense.

After expressing his desire to claim Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal, President Donald Trump stunned onlookers ...

Panama is weighing whether to cancel its contract with the Hong Kong-based company that operates ports near the Panama Canal, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

And above all, China is operating the Panama Canal. And we didn't give it to China ... though it remains unclear whether the ...

Trump also claimed that the Panamanian authorities overcharge the US ships for transit fees – and that "above all China is operating the Panama Canal". He added: "We didn't give it to China ...

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 ...