Opinion
The U.S. Has Rights Over the Panama Canal
Marco Rubio is right. The Neutrality Treaty authorizes America to enforce a prohibition against ‘foreign operation.’
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,
Would Trump really invade Panama to reclaim the canal by force?
President Donald Trump is a man with a plan for the canal, namely to force Panama to limit China’s influence on the vital 50-mile shortcut between the Atlantic and the Pacific or risk the United States taking back the canal by force if necessary. Just a quick history review.
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.
How seizing the Panama Canal fits into Trump’s vision for Latin America
The Trump administration is framing the President’s vow to take back the Panama Canal as an economic investment, not “imperialistic expansion."
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 turned its canal into a money-maker. History shows why Trump’s threats are sounding the alarm bells
More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — and 25 ...
What happened when the US military invaded Panama? Overwhelming force and deafening non-stop rock.
Trump's Panama Canal threats are the latest in a long history of US interest and involvement in Panama. America invaded a few ...
Why Does Trump Threaten America’s Allies? Hint: It Starts in 1919.
There is, it turns out, a little examined strain of history that provides a fresh way to understand his instincts. Hidden in ...
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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.
A different way to travel: What it's like to sail Panama, Costa Rica
Ponant and Smithsonian Journeys' cruise to Panama and Costa Rica infused leisure with education. Why travelers should choose this sustainable cruise.
Panama criticizes State Department’s claim US government vessels can freely transit canal as an ‘intolerable’ falsehood
Panama’s President Raúl Mulino criticized as an “intolerable” falsehood the US State Department’s claim that the Central ...
Rubio embarks on mission impossible: Retake the Panama Canal
President Trump’s secretary of state arrived in Panama City on Saturday with a brazen mandate from his boss and a wary host.
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Donald Trump’s Combative Pursuits in Panama
The President accused China of “lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal.” The truth is more complicated.
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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 ...