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There’s lots of copper in the ground, but demand is already outstripping usable supply – and the shortfall is likely to get worse.
A review of 133 countries’ ports found a correlation between investment from China and proximity to chokepoints.
Emerging from a swirl of sonic influences, reggaeton began as Panamanian protest music long before Puerto Rican artists turned the genre into a global phenomenon.
U.S. withdrawal from transnational environmental agreements presents other countries in the Americas with the opportunity to chart a new course.
Panama has been the centre of a power struggle between the US and China since the start of Trump’s second term.
The operation in Venezuela has echoes of Panama in 1989. But in ordering President Maduro’s capture, Trump has broken with long-standing US policy in Latin America.
Two-thirds of the Panama Canal watershed’s freshwater goes to operate the locks. The country plans to build another reservoir to funnel in more water, but hundreds of homes stand in the way.
Trump’s brand of American nationalism ignores the fact other countries also have national aspirations – and are willing to fight back.
Incoming US president has repeatedly stated that Beijing is ‘operating’ the crucial waterway – an untruth, but one that gets at Washington’s fears of Beijing’s influence in the region.
The incoming US president, Donald Trump, has refused to rule out taking control of the Panama Canal by force.
The bigger the brain, the better we are at finding fruit. But is that true? A new study on wild primates refutes this idea.
More than half a million people made the treacherous crossing in 2023 – far higher than in previous years.
It might seem counterintuitive to suggest timber harvesting when the goal is to restore forests, but that gives landholders the economic incentive to protect and manage forests over time.
Migrants who cross the treacherous Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia often experience violence and abuse, extortion or detention by migration authorities.
Until 1906, no US president had ever traveled abroad in office. Then Teddy Roosevelt demonstrated the power of showing up.
A former staffer with The Carter Center saw how Jimmy Carter’s efforts to bring democracy to Latin America improved conditions, prevented bloodshed and saved lives.
The latest instalment of leaks about the super-rich using offshore tax havens to hide their wealth has been published.
Why were mammals travelling south through newly-formed Panama so much more successful than those heading north?
Will the COVID-19 pandemic change the global balance of power? It wouldn’t be the first time.
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Professor of International Politics, Lancaster University
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Research professor, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá