The signing of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties in 1977 marked a pivotal shift in U.S.-Latin American relations, setting a framework for Panama to assume full control of the waterway. The treaties ...

Panama has owned and administered the Panama Canal for nearly three decades. President Trump wants to change that to counter ...

In his speech, Trump vowed to lead a government that "expands our territory," referencing his ambitions to acquire Greenland ...

In line with market expectations, U.S. president Donald Trump lost no time in reiterating his pro oil and gas credentials and ...

The Panama Canal Authority leader denied that China controls the waterway, warning President-elect Trump against ending the ...

Mr. Carter invited leaders from across Latin America to a celebratory signing ceremony on Sept. 7, 1977, meant to highlight American respect for its neighbors. General Torrijos was so overcome by ...

President Donald Trump cannot take the Panama Canal — at least not legally — as he would be violating every single treaty ...

Mr. Trump’s threat to revisit the terms of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties (1978), which eventually ceded control of the Panama ...

But in 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed treaties with Panama's leader, Gen. Omar Torrijos. With a stroke of the pen by each leader, they agreed to gradually hand back control of the narrow ...