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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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Argentina
Argentina’s Latest Anti-Speech Scandal: Free Press on the Rocks?
Already the most dangerous region in the world for journalists, press freedom in Latin America is under attack. A recent case in Argentina underscores the pressures journalists face in speaking truth to power. 
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Latin America's Moment February 25, 2021 Latin America’s Moment
LGBTQ+
Are Latin American Nations Turning Their Backs on LGBTQ+ Rights?
Despite much progress over the past decade, the tide may be shifting. But U.S. partnership can help revitalize the expansion of LGBTQ+ protections in the Western Hemisphere.
Blog Post by Paul J. Angelo and Dominic Bocci February 9, 2021 Latin America’s Moment
Americas
Protection Without Protectionism
Getting Industrial Policy Right
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil December 8, 2020 Latin America’s Moment
  • Americas
    Biden Can’t Pick Up in Latin America Where Obama Left Off
    Four years of malign U.S. neglect and continental upheaval will require a rethink of U.S. policy.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil December 4, 2020 Latin America’s Moment
  • Transition 2021
    U.S.-Mexico Partnership Will Get More Prickly
    Beyond his bluster on migration and trade, Donald Trump actually asked little of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. That will change under Joe Biden.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil November 12, 2020 Latin America’s Moment