In 1989, the U.S. launched a swift and controversial invasion of Panama to secure the canal and remove dictator Manuel ...

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American influence continue to rise.

has foolishly been given to the country of Panama after the United States…spent more money than ever spent on a project before and lost 38,000 lives in the building of the Panama Canal. We have ...

The United States handed over control of the canal to Panama on December 31, 1999. The transfer was in accordance with the terms of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, signed in 1977 by President Jimmy ...

At the beginning of the 20th century, the isthmus of Panama was part of Colombia. When Colombia rejected a proposed canal treaty, the U.S. government encouraged a rebellion.