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Latin America Studies Program


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    Petrobras Scandal Continues

    53 politicians are now under investigation in the latest chapter of the Petrobras scandal. In this blog post for Latin America's Moment, Shannon O'Neil highlights the most noteworthy and considers the scandal's implications for President Rousseff.

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    Unaccompanied Minors

    Thousands of children are expected to make the dangerous trek from Central America to the United States once again in 2015. In this blog post for Latin America's Moment, Shannon O'Neil explains the factors driving these flows.

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    Glimpses of Optimism

    Poverty, child malnutrition, and violence remain widespread problems in Guatemala. Having just returned from the country, in this blog post for Latin America's Moment Shannon O'Neil looks at both local and private efforts to address these challenges.

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    North America

    The Council on Foreign Relations' Independent Task Force on North America, directed by Shannon O'Neil, highlights the energy, economic, and human ties that bring together the three North American countries.

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    Two Nations Indivisible

    In Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico, the United States, and the Road Ahead, Shannon O'Neil illuminates Mexico's political, economic, and social transformations over the last three decades and why these changes matter for the United States.

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Think Again: Immigration

by Shannon K. O'Neil
Foreign Policy

Shannon K. O'Neil says after Republicans' election-year drubbing, the United States has an historic opportunity to fix its broken immigration system. And the arguments against reform simply don't hold up anymore.

 

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