Beijing’s efforts to expand its reach in the country have hit several obstacles, in part because of American pressure.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal may be posturing, but it could dampen the Panamanian ...

President-elect Trump is right to support the Monroe Doctrine. But to keep Xi Jinping out of America's backyard, the next ...

The new administration sees Chinese-owned infrastructure as leverage over the waterway. Panama and some former U.S. military officials say concerns are overblown.

Over decades, a shift in US military strategy, larger carriers and the growth of commerce on the West Coast deemphasized US ...

Such proposals are legally impossible and operationally unnecessary. Examining the reality of this vital artery of global ...

The US is the biggest user of the Canal, but influence on its operations is dispersed among contracts with bidders ...

Recovering the Panama Canal, on the other hand, involves stepping into the hornet’s nest of Latin America’s nationalistic ...

The U.S. has long invested heavily in Latin America and the Carribean, but China is South America’s biggest trading partner and benefactor. As part of its Belt and Road initiative, it is increasingly ...

CSIS Americas Program director Ryan C. Berg and Andrew Sanders make the case for increased U.S. engagement with Panama to ...

The new Panamanian ambassador was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in ...