US Sends New Missile Destroyer to Caribbean: Map, Photos and What We Know

The USS Stockdale's transit highlights a U.S. Caribbean buildup targeting Venezuelan-linked drug networks and pressuring ...
NPR

China and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal

UNITED NATIONS — The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the U.S. warning that Beijing's influence over the key waterway could threaten global ...
Opinion
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Asserting Assured American Access to the Panama Canal

Following his re-election, President Donald Trump criticized the government of Panama for its decision to permit the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to exert considerable influence over the Panama ...

How droughts are severely impacting traffic at the Panama Canal

About 14,000 vessels transit the Panama Canal annually including about 40% of all U.S. container traffic. But recent droughts have plagued the artery. A drought in 2023 and 2024 forced the canal’s ...