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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ken Silverstein covers global energy and climate issues. GAMBOA, PANAMA - SEPTEMBER 20: In an aerial view, a tugboat assists a ...

An extreme drought in Panama is forcing authorities to substantially scale back shipping through the Panama Canal, one of the world’s key shipping channels. This comes at a time when traffic through ...

The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its ...

Canal Authority plans massive dam to secure freshwater for locks Project could face opposition from local communities and activists Severe drought in the past year restricted vessel traffic on the ...

The 50-mile Panama Canal was a multi-national, multi-decade project to link two oceans and transform global shipping. After ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Map of Canal Zone, Panama, 1968-1972.

In her new novel, “The Great Divide,” Cristina Henríquez tells the story of the forgotten lives behind the construction of the engineering marvel that cut a path between continents. By Celia McGee As ...

Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the Pacific have become the ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama could prove to be the most contentious on the itinerary following President ...