Leadership Takeaway The Panama Canal isn’t just a maritime asset; it’s a strategic constant in an increasingly variable supply chain environment.

In late August, traffic jams at the Atlantic and Pacific entrances to the Panama Canal impeded a healthy chunk of the world's maritime commerce. Each day, on average, more than 40 massive ships ...

Now, China is working on modernizing ports, building railways, and creating alternative routes that could complement—if not compete with—the Panama Canal.

Prior to the origination of the plans for the Panama Canal vessels of trade had few options of getting goods from Europe and Asia to N. America. One was to sail around the southern tip of South ...

When the region experiences droughts, as it did in 2023–2024, the resulting water shortages can lead to increasing water conflicts.

A new dam the Panama Canal Authority plans to build would secure enough water to protect the canal and Panama’s finances from a possible drought.

The Trump administration in a memo to the Pentagon requested "military options" to ensure continued and absolute access to the Panama Canal, according to reports.

Other options under consideration include using the U.S. military to secure existing ports in Panama, to build new ports in Panama or using the Army Corps of Engineers to operate the canal's locks ...

The Trump White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal.

CSIS Americas Program director Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe examine the significant of a recent deal for BlackRock to acquire ports along the ...

Prior to the origination of the plans for the Panama Canal vessels of trade had few options of getting goods from Europe and Asia to N. America. One was to sail around the southern tip of South ...