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Douglas Dillon Fellow for Latin America Studies
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Phone: +1-212-434-9772
E-mail: soneil@cfr.org
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New York, NY
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Adjunct assistant professor of political science at Columbia University. Director of the recent Council-sponsored Independent Task Force on U.S. policy toward Latin America.
Expertise:Latin America; policy reform; immigration
Experience:Adjunct assistant professor of political science and visiting scholar, Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University (2006); Fulbright scholar in Mexico and Argentina; Justice, Welfare and Economics Fellow, Harvard University; Equity Analyst, Indosuez Capital Latin America and Credit Lyonnais Securities (1994-97).
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May 30, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Not only does the United States affect Latin America, but Latin America increasingly shapes the United States as well says Shannon O’Neil. Yet despite these deepening strategic, economic, cultural and political ties, U.S. policies toward the region have remained relatively unexamined.
See more in Americas, U.S. Strategy and Politics
May 2008
Task Force Report No. 60
Task Force Report
This report recommends reframing U.S. policy around four critical areas—poverty and inequality, public security, migration, and energy security—that are of immediate concern to Latin America’s governments and citizens. This report is also available in Spanish.
See more in Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, South America, U.S. Strategy and Politics
May 14, 2008
Transcript
See more in Central America, United States, South America
January 10, 2008
Podcast
Shannon O'Neil, CFR fellow for Latin America studies, discusses what kind of policies the next president should pursue toward Latin America on energy, public security, immigration, and income inequality.
See more in Americas, Energy, U.S. Election 2008
November 6, 2007
Interview
Shannon O’Neil, CFR’s Mexico expert, says Washington’s $1.4 billion multiyear plan to bolster Mexico’s crackdown on drug and criminal rings, while drawing criticism, is likely to win congressional approval.
See more in Mexico, United States, Defense/Homeland Security, Border and Ports, Immigration, Migration, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Congress, Foreign Aid
June 1, 2007
Article
Washingtonpost.com
See more in United States, Immigration, Congress
March 5, 2007
Interview
rShannon O’Neil, a CFR expert on Latin America, says President Bush heads for Latin America on March 8 hoping for a “foreign policy success,” but because of his lame duck status, it will be hard for him to achieve very much.
See more in South America, Foreign Aid
February 22, 2007
Audio
Listen to Shannon O'Neil, the Council's adjunct fellow for Latin America studies, lead a discussion with students on political developments and economic trends in Latin America as part of the Council's Academic Conference Call Series.
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