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Controlling the Canal: The Panama Canal Ownership Conflict

By: Aidan Carney Until the early 1900s, cargo traveling between the East and West Coasts of the United States, as well as cargo transported to the U.S. from Asia, traveled around Cape Horn, Chile. Recognizing the arduous journey around South America and the opportunity to cut journey times, President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the actualization of […]

Will Chinese economic troubles imperil plans for a canal in Nicaragua?

BY KEVIN NESLAGE – Since its announcement in 2012, there have been plans in Nicaragua for the construction of a second transoceanic canal in Central America, which will directly compete with the Panama Canal.[1] The purpose is to help boost the economy of the economically struggling country by being able to offer a canal that […]