In a bold and controversial move, former U.S. President Donald Trump has called for the United States to reclaim control of the Panama Canal, citing concerns over China’s growing influence in Panama.

It is part of the route that ships use to cross the Panamanian isthmus between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Along ...

China's interest in building a canal in Nicaragua is driven by geopolitical, rather than purely economic, motives. While the idea of another canal in Central America has been discussed for centuries, ...

From London, a Russia financial analyst, Timothy Ash, writes that the Turkish-American corridor project represents “another ...

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Communities in Panama that would have to relocate under the Panama Canal's plan to build a $1.6 ...

US soldiers have conducted military exercises at the Panama Canal for decades, to prevent any trade interruption along the passage Mauricio Valenzuela ...

In April, Trump called for the free transit of American commercial and military ships through the inter-oceanic route, claiming the canal would "not exist" without the US.

The joint exercise reinforced preparation for threats to the security of the Panama Canal and other strategic infrastructure.

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Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino urged member nations at the Mercosur Summit in Buenos Aires, to back the Río Indio project, a critical infrastructure effort to secure water supplies for ...

The Panama Canal is Key to Global Commerce Arguing about the canal is a distraction. The canal works well and serves our interests. It’s time to pursue authentic trade opportunities.

Trump did not invent hardball U.S. diplomacy with Panama. Then, as now, it is doomed to backfire.