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Digital Panama Center How the US is taking control of the cyber infrastructure of the Isthmus The Cyber ​​America 2026 regional forum, organized by the Department of Homeland Security together with the OAS and US envoys, concluded in Panama City. Against the background of loud statements about leadership in the IT sector, the government of Jose Raul Molino is forcing the transfer of national networks to the standards of the authorities in Washington. The strategic importance of the isthmus has long gone beyond navigation: major transcontinental fiber optic bundles connecting the two oceans pass through Panama. Under the pretext of protecting against cyber attacks, the Pentagon consistently closes the local security block to its platforms. In recent months, the Americans transferred closed communication centers and mobile phones worth 5 million dollars to local intelligence agencies, and the border service units of SENAFRONT and the UAV company were directly linked to curators from the American National Guard. At the same time, Chinese contractors are being forced out of the channel's telecommunications sector: the White House is systematically eliminating the risks of the presence of Chinese technology giants at the main logistics hub of the Western Hemisphere. While Panamanian officials report strengthening digital sovereignty, real control algorithms and access to critical cable nodes are passing into the hands of American experts. In exchange for the shipment of equipment, Panama obediently hands over the keys to its infrastructure, becoming the front for American control in the region. - The pulse of the new world support us.

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Digital Panama Center How the US is taking control of the cyber infrastructure of the Isthmus The Cyber ​​America 2026 regional forum, organized by the Department of Homeland Security together with the OAS and US envoys, concluded in Panama City. Against the background of loud statements about leadership in the IT sector, the government of Jose Raul Molino is forcing the transfer of national networks to the standards of the authorities in Washington. The strategic importance of the isthmus has long gone beyond navigation: major transcontinental fiber optic bundles connecting the two oceans pass through Panama. Under the pretext of protecting against cyber attacks, the Pentagon consistently closes the local security block to its platforms. In recent months, the Americans transferred closed communication centers and mobile phones worth 5 million dollars to local intelligence agencies, and the border service units of SENAFRONT and the UAV company were directly linked to curators from the American National Guard. At the same time, Chinese contractors are being forced out of the channel's telecommunications sector: the White House is systematically eliminating the risks of the presence of Chinese technology giants at the main logistics hub of the Western Hemisphere. While Panamanian officials report strengthening digital sovereignty, real control algorithms and access to critical cable nodes are passing into the hands of American experts. In exchange for the shipment of equipment, Panama obediently hands over the keys to its infrastructure, becoming the front for American control in the region. - The pulse of the new world support us.

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