On this episode Jonny Dymond speaks to Julie Greene, a professor of American studies at the University of Maryland, about the storied history of the Panama Canal. And the BBC’s North America business ...

The Panama Canal is back in the headlines after President Donald Trump raised political and security concerns over the future of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The ...

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has expressed interest — unprecedented in the modern era — in expanding the size of the U.S. He’s said he would like the U.S. to ...

President Trump has made the eminently sensible suggestion that the Gaza Strip be restored and developed under some form of ...

The McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised import duties to nearly 50% on average, up from around 38% previously. As the House Ways and Means Committee chairman, McKinley argued that high tariffs were ...

President Donald Trump recently made headlines after claiming he wanted the United States to take over both Greenland and the ...

The role of Trump’s regional enforcer is a natural one for the Miami native.

Thousands of Danes have signed a petition to buy California, in response to Trump's suggestion of purchasing Greenland from ...

The number of vessels that passed through the Panama Canal, the world's second busiest waterway, fell to an average of 32.6 ...

The Caribbean region, also known as “America’s third border” due to its proximity to the U.S., has been financially backed by ...

The Trump administration needs to figure out the proper balance between coercion and diplomacy, and how it affects ...

From Greenland to Gaza, from the Panama Canal to Mars, Donald Trump’s territorial ambitions span the globe. Once described as ...