Sovereignty and national identity: the Panamanian perception of the canal and US foreign policy
Journal: Frontiers in Political Science
Year: 2025

This article presents an analysis of President Trump's statements on the Panama Canal from the perspective of Mearsheimer's Offensive Realism, examining their impact on Panamanian national identity and perception of sovereignty complemented by Dependency Theory to account for Panama's position as a peripheral and dependent state. The research is based on statistical analysis of two public opinion surveys ( n = 906, n = 732) conducted in February and April 2025, applying chi-square tests, corresp