Trump’s policy and the risk of a geopolitical reversal in Panama By Elixsandro Ballesteros, Former ambassador and professor of the University of Panama 1. Global context There is a tense situation in the relations between the United States and Panama. This needs to be analyzed within the context of the US’ declining global hegemony, the change of the global order ...
History of the canal’s construction and background of Trump’s current offensive. By Elixsandro Ballesteros, Former Ambassador of Panama in Venezuela, professor at the Faculty of Economy, University of Panama To understand the impact that President Donald Trump’s threats have on the Panamanian nation, one must recall the history of the Panama Canal in the existence of this country, and also ...
The usually domestically divided country united against the US President’s statements. By Roman A. Atencio, Magister in Economics and International Trade and PhD student in World Economy at the Russian University of Peoples’ Friendship University – Patrice Lumumba. The recent statements by the President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, that he will seek to regain control of the Canal ...