In this episode of Need to Know, host John Milewski speaks with Benjamin Gedan, Director of the Wilson Center's Latin America Program, about the geopolitical and economic significance of the Panama ...

A recent drought in Panama was so severe that the canal had to reduce traffic. How is climate change impacting Panama -- and how does that ripple out to the global economy?

Rarely do Panamanians unite on political topics, but threats to the ownership of the canal go to the heart of national ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing ...

An independent audit got the attention of town leaders. Now they're digging deeper for answers.

Collaboration has been underway for a long time, but scholar Miriam Pensack calls this a “troubling” development.

Panamanians were caught off guard to find themselves at the center of President Trump's expansionist agenda. We visit the canal, attend protests and report on Rubio's message to the people of Panama.

From Panama, NPR's Ari Shapiro discusses how Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to the region is being received and reaction to Trump's message that the U.S. intends to take the canal back.

WASHINGTON — Panama’s president reiterated on Sunday that Panama’s sovereignty over the Panama Canal is not up for debate, saying that during talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that he had ...

The White House faces a decision on how to move forward with director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard — wait ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Rubio: Chinese influence around Panama Canal is 'unacceptable' and without changes, US would act to protect its rights.

When US President Donald Trump threatened to "take back" the Panama Canal in his inauguration speech last week, Panamanians were reminded of American imperialism of old. For most of the 20th ...