Front Cover; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Illicit Economies and Belligerents; The Political Capital Model of Illicit Economies; Peru: The Coca Path; Colombia: The Narco Wars; Afghanistan: Swimming in a Sea of Poppies; Conclusions and Policy Implications; Appendix A: Involvement of Belligerent Groups with Illicit Drugs; Appendix B: Methodology of the Study; Appendix C: Case Selection; Notes; Index; Back Cover.
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Shooting Up analyzes how involvement in the production and trafficking of illicit commodities, especially drugs, affects the strength of belligerents and governments. Much of U.S. anti-narcotics policy abroad is based on the assumption of symbiotic relationships between drug producers, traffickers, insurgents, and terrorists; thus, policy is organized around the premise that the suppression of drug production will service both anti-drug and counterterrorist goals. The author challenges this "narcoguerrilla" premise of U.S. policy. She shows that, far from being complementary, anti-narcotics an.
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22573/ctt5zf3c9
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240374
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Title
Shooting up.
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9780815703280
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Drug control-- Developing countries.
Drug traffic-- Developing countries.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Infrastructure.
Drug control.
Drug traffic.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Security (National & International)