Shannon O'Neil

3 weeks ago | foreignaffairs.com | Shannon O'Neil |Matias Spektor |Alexander Vindman |Alexander Gabuev

No great power sustained as dominant a position over its neighboring region as the United States did during most of the twentieth century. But in recent decades, Washington has largely disregarded its neighbors. Since a free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico and a military initiative to help Colombia combat drug cartels were negotiated more than 25 years ago, United States policy in the Americas has consisted mostly of failed measures to stem flows of migrants and drugs across U.S. borders.