President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States take over the Panama Canal, a shipping waterway that cuts across Central America, unless fees for using the canal are lowered.

Completed in 1914, the Panama Canal is a marvel of modern engineering. An artificial 51-mile waterway that cuts through the Isthmus of Panama, the Canal connects the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea ...

The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its ...

Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal, the world's second busiest interoceanic waterway, spurring concerns that the United States could invade the ...

Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the Pacific have become the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ken Silverstein covers global energy and climate issues. GAMBOA, PANAMA - SEPTEMBER 20: In an aerial view, a tugboat assists a ...

Treaties ratified by the Senate in 1978 established permanent neutrality, but some Republicans regret that decision. By Lisa Friedman Reporting from West Palm Beach, Fla. President-elect Donald J.

The 50-mile Panama Canal was a multi-national, multi-decade project to link two oceans and transform global shipping. After ...

When Donald Trump announced his intention to “take back” the Panama Canal from China, I had to chuckle. My old friend Linc, who had died in 2005, was having the last laugh after all. As editor of the ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama could prove to be the most contentious on the itinerary following President ...