The Panama Canal as a Trade Stream: Why the United States Can’t Make Sense of It? A Communication from the US and Panama
If Panama does not take immediate action to curtail China’s influence over the Panama Canal, the United States will get involved, according to a Sunday communication between the Panamanian and US secretaries of state.
If Panama doesn’t follow suit, there may be consequences. Leland Lazarus told NPR that China is a major trading partner of Latin America, which will make it hard for him to do his job.
The US and Panama had a treaty that gave control of the canal to Panama in 1977. Full ownership was given to Panama in 1999.
There is no proof that the Chinese government controls the canal but a company in Hong Kong has managed ports on the Atlantic and Pacific coast since 1997. However, Chinese companies have been heavily involved in infrastructure projects around the canal in recent years, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is vital to global trade. The United States is the biggest user but other countries, such as China and Japan, use it more.
The Grammys Live on the Red Carpet: The State of the Art and the Status Quo in the Violation of the Lisbon Treaty
Mulino told reporters he didn’t feel like there was a real threat to the treaty and its validity, The AP reported.
Tammy Bruce, a State Department spokesperson, said that Secretary Rubio made clear to the US that the status quo was unacceptable and that they needed to protect their rights under the Treaty.
Last night’s Grammy Awards celebrated music’s biggest stars with a remarkable sweep of awards, some surprising losses and a message of unity. The show partnered with MusiCares to raise money to support wildlife relief efforts and aid music professionals impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. Artists walked the red carpet before the show started. These looks were captured in pictures.
Ela Minus: Mixing Synthesizers and Guitars for Electronics at the Turn of a Modern Millennium
Colombian musician Ela Minus is trying to bring a more human touch to the largely electronic music scene, which can often be created without instruments. Minus tells Morning Edition she was very used to the sound of laptops and wanted to switch it up, so she found hardware synthesizers. A synthesizer is an instrument — separate from a computer — with piano keys. The inspiration for the music on her new album DA came from dance clubs. Listen to the bits of her album to understand why she chose this direction with her sound.
Benjamin Netanyahu is in D.C. He was invited to speak with Trump about negotiations on the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, which is currently holding in its third week. This will be Trump’s first meeting with a foreign leader in his second term in office.
The Trump administration has halted all programs funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, which funds aid projects worldwide. USAID’s website went down sometime after 3 a.m. on Saturday. Hundreds of employees and contractors were laid off within the past week amid reports that President Trump is about to fold the agency into the State Department.
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