Conservative President José Raúl Mulino wanted to work with Trump from day one. He’s now trying to stop a U.S. takeover of ...
It hasn’t stopped. The canal was constructed by the U.S. in the early 1900s, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and ceded back to Panama by former President Jimmy Carter following the ...
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jorge Quijano, former Panama Canal administrator from 2012 to 2019. He disagrees with the Trump administration's assertions about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal.
Munilo told reporters that the David and Goliath fight that Trump has pushed is a non-starter. Panama fought for years to get access to the canal, he said. The territory is neutral, he added, and has ...