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Country Profile
Panama
🇵🇦
Panama
Americas
/ Central America
Panama City
4.4M
Capital
Panama City
GDP (USD)
N/A
Government
N/A
Head of State
N/A
Key Drivers
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Recent Intelligence
12
HIGH
SEV 78
·
security
Hormuz turns into a flashpoint: Iran denies, US fires, and Gulf oil routes fracture
Hormuz Strait
Gulf of Oman
Iran denies
South Korean cargo ship
HIGH
SEV 72
·
security
Japan’s crude supertanker slips out of Hormuz as UN warns of mounting shipping risk
Strait of Hormuz
freedom of navigation
Panama Canal Authority
Idemitsu Maru
HIGH
SEV 72
·
security
Hormuz “open” again—so why is Iran demanding control and the US still holding a blockade?
Strait of Hormuz
Iran authorization
US naval blockade
navigation rules
HIGH
SEV 72
·
economy
Panama Canal cashes in as Hormuz chokehold tightens—how far will the rerouting shock go?
Strait of Hormuz
Panama Canal Authority
shipping rerouting
asymmetric naval war
ELEVATED
SEV 68
·
diplomacy
UN Security Council tensions flare as Russia blocks DPRK scrutiny—while China tightens the nuclear and shipping squeeze
UN Security Council veto
UN Panel of Experts
DPRK WMD
China warning Japan nuclear breakout
ELEVATED
SEV 62
·
economy
Hormuz tension meets EV demand: Japan tankers slip through as Polestar warns of “pump anxiety”
Strait of Hormuz
Eneos Endeavor
pump anxiety
Polestar CEO
ELEVATED
SEV 62
·
economy
Trump’s energy promise meets West Virginia reality—while Iran ceasefire and rocket threats raise the stakes
Trump electric costs in half
West Virginia electricity bills
two-week ceasefire with Iran
Prince Sultan Air Base
ELEVATED
SEV 62
·
economy
Malaysia tightens fuel crackdown as Singapore-linked petrol abuse, Russian tanker suspicions, and EU maritime enforcement collide
ELEVATED
SEV 62
·
economy
Russian Drones Strike Izmail Port—Panama-Flagged Ship Damaged, Raising Maritime Risk in the Black Sea
Izmail port
Russian drones
Panama-flagged vessel
Odesa region
ELEVATED
SEV 62
·
diplomacy
Panama’s Ports Caught in the US–China Trade War—While Hypersonics and Energy Shocks Rewrite the Rules
Panama port
US-China dispute
maritime trade
hypersonic weapons
ELEVATED
SEV 62
·
diplomacy
US Troops Return to Panama—Is Washington Reopening a Regional Power Play?
Panama jungle training
US Army
Donald Trump
Pete Hegseth
ELEVATED
SEV 62
·
diplomacy
US readies a massive Panama troop surge—while China’s ship crackdown raises the stakes for Latin America
Panama
U.S. troop buildup
American dominance
China ship crackdown