Panama Canal

Metadata

• lat 9.08
• lon -79.68
• kind chokepoint
• region americas

Active claims involving Panama Canal

• The Panama Canal is becoming a focal point for competing geopolitical interests as regional and international actors intensify engagement with Central America.
  57% ↓0% ⚪ LOW
• Coverage of the Panama Canal is shifting toward a more neutral framing as regional diplomatic engagement and international visits reshape the narrative around the waterway.
  75% → 0% 🟡 MEDIUM
• Panama Canal disputes with China are breaking into mainstream international coverage as diplomatic tensions escalate over shipping operations and regional influence.
  71% → 0% 🟡 MEDIUM

Top connected entities (last 60 days)

• Israel (place) edge-weight 20.276 · 44 shared events · gravity 0.0886
• Iran (place) edge-weight 6.723 · 24 shared events · gravity 0.1149
• Cuba (place) edge-weight 4.802 · 10 shared events · gravity 0.0021
• United States (place) edge-weight 2.459 · 4 shared events · gravity 0.0596
• Lebanon (place) edge-weight 2.330 · 10 shared events · gravity 0.0352
• Colombia (place) edge-weight 1.970 · 4 shared events · gravity 0.0018
• China (place) edge-weight 1.921 · 2 shared events · gravity 0.0081
• Saudi Arabia (place) edge-weight 1.587 · 4 shared events · gravity 0.0102
• Egypt (place) edge-weight 1.236 · 3 shared events · gravity 0.0067

Where events happen

Recent events (15)

• 2026-05-06 09:45:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 0874 De-escalate military engagement · tone +0.56
  Elizabeth morgan foreign policy dilemma facing caricom member states
  co-mentioned: United States
  source ↗
• 2026-05-06 07:15:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 036 Express intent to meet or negotiate · tone +0.96
  What to know about israeli president herzogs trip to central america
  co-mentioned: Colombia · Israel · United States
  source ↗
• 2026-05-06 04:15:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 010 Make public statement · tone -0.98
  Nx s1
  co-mentioned: United States
  source ↗
• 2026-05-05 19:00:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 042 Make a visit · tone -1.30
  Panama minister blasts chinas ship crackdown tells deputies demand answers beijing
  co-mentioned: China
  source ↗
• 2026-05-05 19:00:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 020 Make an appeal · tone -5.75
  co-mentioned: Cuba
  source ↗
• 2026-05-04 00:30:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 036 Express intent to meet or negotiate · tone +3.65
  In order to deepen the strategic alliance the israeli president will arrive in panama
  co-mentioned: Israel
  source ↗
• 2026-05-03 18:00:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 036 Express intent to meet or negotiate · tone +1.11
  co-mentioned: Israel
  source ↗
• 2026-05-03 15:00:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 036 Express intent to meet or negotiate · tone +3.35
  Artc israeli president herzog to travel to central america for diplomatic visit
  co-mentioned: Israel
  source ↗
• 2026-05-03 13:30:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 042 Make a visit · tone +3.58
  co-mentioned: Israel
  source ↗
• 2026-05-01 22:30:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 020 Make an appeal · tone +0.22
  Imo delays decisions but maps steps for net zero framework at close of mpec
  co-mentioned: Saudi Arabia
  source ↗
• 2026-04-30 12:15:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 100 Demand · tone +0.44
  Trump attempted to control the suez canal says mostafa al feki
  co-mentioned: Egypt
  source ↗
• 2026-04-28 02:15:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 111 Criticize or denounce · tone -6.51
  Un security council decries iran over strait of hormuz blockade
  co-mentioned: Iran
  source ↗
• 2026-04-27 23:15:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 036 Express intent to meet or negotiate · tone +4.06
  Isaac herzog visit panama may
  co-mentioned: Israel
  source ↗
• 2026-04-27 17:30:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 042 Make a visit · tone +0.78
  Bible teacher and evangelist marilyn hickey dead at 94
  co-mentioned: Egypt
  source ↗
• 2026-04-27 10:00:00 · role: proximity · gdelt · 1123 Accuse of aggression · tone -7.24
  Latam pulse colombia cauca massacre panama canal hormuz venezuela
  co-mentioned: Iran
  source ↗