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For decades, the US seriously pursued the idea of ‘peaceful nuclear explosions.’
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.
Panama has been the centre of a power struggle between the US and China since the start of Trump’s second term.
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.
Competition over the Panama Canal shows how US-Chinese rivalry is hotting up.
Donald Trump’s threat to take back control of the Panama Canal harks back to decades of US intervention in Latin America.
The US has largely managed its empire in a more ‘gentlemanly manner’ than many historical empires, says a US foreign policy expert. Trump is turning back the clock.
Will Washington’s show of strength push Panama and other Latin American countries closer to China?
Donald Trump claims China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal. This isn’t quite right, but China’s investment in shipping infrastructure globally has made many countries jittery.
Trump’s foreign policy plans are likely to shake up current world alliances.
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.
There has been a great deal of heat – and not an overabundance of light – when it comes to the media’s reactions to Donald Trump’s renewed interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark after he resumes…
The incoming US president, Donald Trump, has refused to rule out taking control of the Panama Canal by force.
A supply chain expert looks at the short- and long-term impacts of the bridge collapse.
With the Panama Canal in drought and the Strait of Hormuz also vulnerable to Iran, global trade routes are under severe pressure.
Smart water management isn’t just good for the earth. It’s good for business.
Central America is a long way from Australia but a drought in the region is having an impact on the availability and price of some products.
Irving Oil is transporting Canadian crude oil by tanker through the Panama Canal and the Gulf of Mexico to its Saint John refinery in an effort to offset any impact COVID-19 might have on its supply.
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