In President Donald Trump's idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and ...

Panama’s response has been strategically sophisticated. Amb. Eloy Alfaro formally invoked UN Charter Article 2 (4) ...

In a treaty signed in 1979, during the administration of President Jimmy Carter, the US agreed to turn over control of the canal to Panama at the close of 1999. But the US and Panama are treaty ...

Potential plans range from partnering more closely with Panamanian security forces to a less likely option of U.S. troops' ...

Any move by a foreign power to take the canal by force would almost certainly violate international law. The U.S. and Panama are treaty-bound to defend the canal against any threat to its ...

before the Carter Administration negotiated its handover to Panama in a controversial treaty opposed by many Republicans at the time. The 51-mile canal is key to both the movement of international ...

In a treaty signed in 1979, during the administration of President Jimmy Carter, the US agreed to turn over control of the canal to Panama at the close of 1999. But the US and Panama are treaty-bound ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is angry about a Hong Kong company’s plan to sell Panama Canal ports to a U.S.-led group, in part because the company didn’t seek Beijing’s approval in advance.

The US originally secured rights to construct and operate the canal in the early 20th century. Under the 1979 treaty signed by President Jimmy Carter, control was transferred to Panama by the end ...