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Drug Traffickers Launder Millions Through Remittances. Here’s How to Stop Them.

by Will Freeman, Steven Holmes, and Mariana Fernandez Rubach October 22, 2024

Four steps Congress and U.S. embassies can take to safeguard remittances from abuse. 

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Americas
Mexico Is Making the Wrong Bet on Venezuela
Lopez Obrador’s tacit support for Maduro will diminish his political capital at home and abroad.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil February 20, 2019 Latin America Studies Program
Americas
Macri Floats Above Argentina’s Economic Mess
A hapless political opposition fails to capitalize on the president’s mistakes and adapt to the future.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil February 6, 2019 Latin America Studies Program
Americas
Latin America Needs to Fix Its Education Deficit
Investing more in human capital is the region’s best hope to escape the middle-income trap.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil January 9, 2019 Latin America’s Moment
  • Mexico
    Lopez Obrador Spells Trouble for Mexico
    His personalistic presidency threatens years of hard-won institutional gains.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil November 30, 2018 Latin America Studies Program
  • Brazil
    Latin America’s New Populism Isn’t About the Economy
    Injustice, not economic class, is what’s turning voters against the political establishment. 
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil November 27, 2018 Latin America Studies Program