The new US president has vowed to ‘take back’ the waterway, but there’s much more to this modern wonder than meets the eye ...

The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which nearly 15,000 ships transit each year, is enshrined in Panama’s Constitution and is enforced by the autonomous Panama Canal Authority.

US President Donald Trump's threat to seize the Panama Canal over alleged undue Chinese influence may really be aimed at ...

Carter's restrained statesmanship at the height of US dominance stands in contrast to Trump's bellicose rhetoric as his ...

Former President Jimmy Carter died on December 29. During his four years in office and long post-presidency, he championed democracy, human rights, and electoral observation, including in Latin ...

Jimmy Carter ended his one-term presidency in defeat ... he officially made human rights the cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy, with particular impact in Latin America. And he set a precedent for ...

WASHINGTON – Jimmy Carter ... homelessness in America – and, in the process, redefined both how Americans viewed him and how the nation measures its ex-presidents. Carter died last month ...

Historian Douglas Brinkley said Carter "raised the bar" on what was expected of presidents after leaving the White House and living a life of service.

Jimmy Carter’s presidency (1977–1981 ... especially in regions like Latin America, where many of the U.S.’s allies were authoritarian regimes. Abroad, Carter’s stance on human rights ...

And there are powerful political forces in America that prevent any objective analysis of the problem in the Holy Land. Today we look at President Jimmy Carter’s legacy in Latin America with ...

And there are powerful political forces in America that prevent any objective analysis of the problem in the Holy Land. Today we look at President Jimmy Carter’s legacy in Latin America with Greg ...