Panamanians say the canal is theirs and always will be
A black, massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of the Panama Canal — guided by tugboats stern and aft, and sweating Panamanians hoisting yellow ropes to latch onto the ship's higher levels.
Trump’s Threat to Retake the Panama Canal: What You Really Need to Know
Trump’s threat occurs as Panama became an elected member of the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term in January, thrusting the small Central American country into the spotlight there as well.
Panama Canal Rhumba
The Panama Canal is back in the headlines after President Donald Trump raised political and security concerns over the future of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The heart of the President’s argument is that the canal,
Tropic thunder: Why Trump wants the Panama Canal back
The critical waterway has a complex history. Why does Trump want it back? And what does China have to do with it?
Misinformation about Panama Canal
On a recent on-site report for NBC News from The Republic of Panama, correspondent Andrea Mitchell stated that the Panama Canal Treaty, signed by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos in 1978,
Why the Panama Canal matters
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Panama in his first international trip. Here’s what to know about the Panama Canal and Trump’s claims about it.
Why does Trump want the Panama Canal?
On this episode Jonny Dymond speaks to Julie Greene, a professor of American studies at the University of Maryland, about the storied history of the Panama Canal. And the BBC’s North America business correspondent Michelle Fleury discusses the politics and economics behind the Trump administration's diplomatic pursuit of the trade route.
Trump, Rubio and the Panama Canal rhumba
The Panama Canal is back in the headlines after President Donald Trump raised political and security concerns over the future of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The heart of his argument is that the canal,
Panama pledges to end key canal deal with China, work with US after Rubio visit
Panama's José Raúl Mulino announced that his country would not renew its agreement with China's Belt and Road Initiative ...
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Sovereignty, ownership, and the Panama Canal | Opinion
The 1903 agreement between the U.S. and Panama granted the U.S. control of the Canal Zone, but not ownership, as Panama ...
‘There will be many casualties’: Panama girds for war as Rubio opens talks
PANAMA CITY — Marco Rubio’s weekend visit to Panama is set to offer clues to a pressing question: whether the next four years ...
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Donald Trump's grab for the Panama Canal
Europeans had dreamed of building a waterway across the 51-mile isthmus between the Pacific and the Atlantic ... The US government bought the French canal concession, but Panama was then a ...
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Panama Canal Takeover: An Old Ghost in a Curious Present
Trump's threat to take back the Panama Canal signals a new era of U.S. expansionism and the greatest attack on Central American sovereignty since the 1990s.