The May 5 election of José Raúl Mulino as president of Panama shows a clear shift in the politics of the Central American nation, one that likely will have economic and regional security implications and also share some curious similarities to America's upcoming November elections, observers and experts say.
Mulino has been dubbed a law-and-order populist, one that faces financial hurdles but likely will steer away from the Chinese ties and associations of predecessor Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo to a more U.S.-friendly stance.
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John Mills ✉
Col. John Mills, ret., served 33 years in the Army and also as a senior civilian in government and at national security-related think tanks. He is the former director of cybersecurity policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.