Shannon O'Neil
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New York, NY, United States
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US Should Look South, Not Far East, on Trade Pacts
Many economies in the Americas already have bilateral free trade agreements with Washington, offering a stronger base for nearshoring, deeper integration and higher standards. → Read More
The US Should Steal China’s Regional Cooperation IP
Nearshoring beats reshoring and is the best way for American companies and workers to compete with the biggest economic challenge they face. → Read More
Why Latin America Lost at Globalization—and How It Can Win Now
A case for greater intraregional trade in today’s changing world → Read More
Mexico’s Democracy Is Crumbling Under AMLO
Halfway through his term, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is moving from bending democratic norms and laws to breaking them — a slide that the U.S. cannot afford to ignore. → Read More
Governance Must Trump Ideology in Latin America’s Elections
Forget all the talk about the region’s “pink tide” and focus on which candidate is most likely to lift the greatest number of boats. → Read More
Latin America’s New Economic Model May Emerge in Chile
Once the region’s no-frills, free-market poster child, Chile needs more government spending, not less, to sustain its growth trajectory. → Read More
Why the Supply Chain Slowdown Will Persist
Industrial policy and trade barriers--and not just the pandemic--are responsible for the supply chain slowdown. → Read More
Populism Has Killed Latin America’s Once-Powerful ‘Technopols’
Once able to rely on larger-than-life finance ministers, the region’s business leaders now need to make the public case for free markets via retail politics. → Read More
Mexico’s Energy Grid Risks Fading to Black
President Lopez Obrador’s plan to renationalize electricity generation will make it more expensive, dirtier and less reliable and jeopardize the inclusive economic growth he says he wants. → Read More
Latin America Shouldn’t Be a Pawn in U.S.-China Rivalry
The key to its success will be dodging zero-sum choices between the two superpowers. → Read More
No U.S. Court Can Make Mexico’s Streets Safe
Suing U.S. gun makers may be good law and politics, but that won’t fix Mexico’s police or courts and end its culture of impunity. → Read More
U.S. Should Look South for Better Supply Chains
When it comes to “friendshoring,” Latin America has much to offer, and much to gain. → Read More
How Climate Change Can Bring Latin America Back
With its clean energy matrix, the region could capitalize on the green transition—if leaders in Mexico and Brazil get with the program. → Read More
Mexico Shifts Into Reverse on Electric Vehicles
Misguided energy policies threaten its manufacturing sector and the global fight against climate change. → Read More
Protection Without Protectionism
A U.S. industrial policy built on cooperation and access to global markets can avoid the pitfalls of protectionism. → Read More
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. → Read More
How to Pandemic-Proof Globalization
Redundancy, not reshoring, is the key to supply chain security. → Read More
Latin America’s Right Turn Could Draw Its Economies Closer
The ascent of leaders who favor free trade opens space for real integration. → Read More
Mexico Is Making the Wrong Bet on Venezuela
Lopez Obrador’s tacit support for Maduro will diminish his political capital at home and abroad. → Read More
Macri Floats Above Argentina’s Economic Mess
A hapless political opposition fails to capitalize on the president’s mistakes and adapt to the future. → Read More