In a very brief nutshell, the book explores how Panama, under the leadership of Omar Torrijos, navigated the complexities of the Cold War and wrested control of the Panama Canal Zone away from the US. The canal itself being a valuable shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, thus enabling ships to avoid the lengthy, costly, and often hazardous voyage around Cape Horn, something that benefited both East and West. In particular, the author looks at the strategies Torrijos employed to maintain Panama’s sovereignty and negotiate a series of treaties that allowed the transfer of control of the canal from the United States to Panama. The author identifies and analyses the political ploys and diplomacies used. Torrijos was a skilled negotiator and politician who knew he had to keep both East and West happy. However, the book looks a little beyond the canal issue itself, and touches on Panama’s role in the broader Cold War and the potential implications of smaller nations in global.. Read more
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In a very brief nutshell, the book explores how Panama, under the leadership of Omar Torrijos, navigated the complexities of the Cold War and wrested control of the Panama Canal Zone away from the US. The canal itself being a valuable shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, thus enabling ships to avoid the lengthy, costly, and often hazardous voyage around Cape Horn, something that benefited both East and West. In particular, the author looks at the strategies Torrijos employed to maintain Panama’s sovereignty and negotiate a series of treaties that allowed the transfer of control of the canal from the United States to Panama. The author identifies and analyses the political ploys and diplomacies used. Torrijos was a skilled negotiator and politician who knew he had to keep both East and West happy. However, the book looks a little beyond the canal issue itself, and touches on Panama’s role in the broader Cold War and the potential implications of smaller nations in global.. Read more
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