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 ...

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

A showdown is building between Communist China and the West. From rising tensions over Taiwan, trade, TikTok, fentanyl, ...

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

The Trump administration’s deployment to Latin America in recent days offered a nugget of insight into the president’s unusual worldview. In Panama City, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sternly told ...

South Dakota U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson has a front-row seat in Congress to all the changes accompanying the new White House ...

The Navy's decision to stay silent amid the negotiations with Panama makes it difficult to accurately determine just how much ...

The 19th century term describes the perceived right of Americans to use force or the threat of force to wrest desireable land ...

With few options and time running out, a deal may prove to be Panama's best defense. The cost of occupying the canal may make ...

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...