Shannon O'Neil

Shannon O'Neil

US Should Look South for Better Supply Chains

Rising geopolitical tensions with China and the pandemic’s economic disruptions are prompting the US government to shorten supply chains and bring manufacturing closer to home. In this quest to promote “friend-shoring,” the US can have few better partners than its southern neighbors, which enjoy…

Latin America’s New Populism Isn’t About the Economy

A year ago, Latin American nations and their bevy of pragmatic, market-friendly, middle-of-the-road presidents stood out from some of their OECD counterparts. Eight presidential races later, the region looks less exceptional. Populism has returned to its historic home. Yet this time injustice, not…