The Panama Canal, an 82-km (51-mile ... originates from or is destined for the United States. The U.S. completed construction of the canal in the early 20th century, a project begun by France ...
The construction also cost Panama decades of sovereignty. As Panamanian historian Marixa Lasso described in her book “Erased,” the canal was not built upon cleared virgin, uninhabited forest ...
Teddy Roosevelt would presumably be pleased. President Trump spoke loudly and swung a big stick in Panama’s direction, and it produced instantaneous results when Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited ...
The canal was returned to Panama under a 1977 treaty, which allows the US to intervene militarily if the waterway’s operations are disrupted by internal conflict or a foreign power.