"What’s going on in the world?" Panama amid 'Trumpist' disruption and its consequences
What political effects might the Trump administration's decisions have on the region? How does it affect security? What impact could it have on international trade? We will analyse these questions in this new session of the "What’s going on in the world?" series of conferences, with experts from the Centre for Political Research and Studies (CIEPS) in Panama.
CIDOB. Elisabets 12, 08001 Barcelona
CIDOB and CIEPS
The return of Donald Trump to the White House has had a globally disruptive effect with uncertain repercussions. One of the first targets of his unilateral actions was the United States’ southern neighbours. The first trip by Secretary of State Marco Rubio was to Central America, where he asserted that threats to regain control of the Panama Canal and push back against China were serious. In early April, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth travelled to Panama and signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation on the security of the canal, which includes the presence of US troops at Panamanian military bases. For some, this endangers the principle of neutrality established in the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaty. President José Raúl Molino denies this, but in February he announced that he would not renew the agreement with China concerning the Belt and Road Initiative.
What political effects might this disruption have on the region? How does it affect security? What impact could it have on international trade? These issues will be addressed in this session, moderated by Anna Ayuso, Research Coordinator and Senior Research Fellow at CIDOB, together with Manuel Alcántara, Alfredo Castillero, and Jon Subinas, experts from the Centre for Political Research and Studies (CIEPS) in Panama.
The session will be streamed live on CIDOB’s YouTube channel.
Participants
Anna Ayuso Pozo
Manuel Alcántara
Alfredo Castillero
