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New Atlanticist

Apr 3, 2018

Halting the ‘Caravans’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Addressing push factors is key to stemming flow of unauthorized migrants, says Atlantic Council’s Jason Marczak US President Donald J. Trump on April 3 announced that he would deploy US troops to the border with Mexico to stop the flow of unauthorized migrants into the United States. The comment followed a series of tweets in […]

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In the News

Jun 15, 2017

Brizuela de Ávila Joins NPR to Discuss Fighting Central America’s Drug Cartels

By María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila

Listen to the full interview here.

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Northern Triangle Security and Economic Opportunity Task Force

May 30, 2017

Hearing to Review US Assistance for Central America

Northern Triangle Security and Economic Opportunity Task Force

May 5, 2017

Building a Better Future

By John Negroponte, Eduardo Stein, Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila, and Luis Cosenza

Read the Publication To many Americans, the difficult issues facing Central America’s Northern Triangle—El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—may seem distant. But the future of the United States is tied to these countries as some of our closest neighbors. Geography alone demonstrates that their stability and prosperity is critical to our national interest.  

New Atlanticist

May 4, 2017

To Secure the United States’ Southern Border, Look to Central America

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly says improvement in conditions will reduce unauthorized migration US Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly has some advice for people thinking of crossing over illegally into the United States: don’t bother coming. “The message is, ‘If you get here—if you pay the traffickers you will probably get here—you […]

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Northern Triangle Security and Economic Opportunity Task Force

May 4, 2017

Northern Triangle Security and Economic Opportunity Task Force