عنوان

Colombian labyrinth :

(Number (ISBN

0585388687

(Number (ISBN

0833029940

(Number (ISBN

0833032410

(Number (ISBN

9780585388687

(Number (ISBN

9780833029942

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9780833032416

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b778083

Title Proper

Colombian labyrinth :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the synergy of drugs and insurgency and its implications for regional stability /

First Statement of Responsibility

Angel Rabasa, Peter Chalk.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Santa Monica, Calif. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

RAND,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2001.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xiii, 113 pages) :

Other Physical Details

maps

Text of Note

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

Text of Note

"Project Air Force."

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113).

Text of Note

Introduction -- The Illegal Drug Trade -- Origins and Development of the Guerrillas -- Guerrilla Strategy -- The Illegal Self-Defense Groups: Cause or Symptom of the Disorder? -- Colombian Government Strategy -- The Peace Negotiations -- Colombian Futures -- A Wider Conflict? -- Implications for U.S. Interests -- Appendix: The Colombian Armed Forces.

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Text of Note

U.S. policy toward Colombia has been driven to a large extent by counter-narcotics considerations, but the evolving situation in that South American country confronts the United States with as much of a national security as a drug policy problem. Colombia is a geostrategically important country, whose trajectory will influence broader trends in the Andean region and beyond. Colombian Labyrinth examines the sources of instability in the country; the objectives, strategy, strengths, and weaknesses of the government, guerrillas, and paramilitaries and the balances among them; and the effects of the current U.S. assistance program. Possible scenarios and futures for Colombia are laid out, with implications for both the United States and neighboring countries. The authors find that instability in Colombia stems from the interaction and synergies of the underground drug economy and armed challenges to the state's authority. Solutions to the core problem--the weakness of the Colombian state--must focus on resolving the broader set of political-military challenges that result from the convergence of drug trafficking and insurgency. The authors recommend that Colombia's military and institutional capabilities be improved to enable the Colombian government to regain control of the countryside and that, at the same time, the United States work with Colombia's neighbors to contain the risk of spillover and regional destabilization.

Medium

paperback

Terms of Availability

$20.00

Title

Colombian labyrinth.

International Standard Book Number

0833029940

RAND Corporation.

Drug traffic-- Colombia-- History-- 20th century.

Guerrillas-- Colombia-- History-- 20th century.

Insurgency-- Colombia-- History-- 20th century.

National security-- Colombia.

National security-- Latin America.

Drug traffic.

Gouvernements.

Guérilleros.

Guerrillas.

HISTORY.

Insurgency.

Military relations.

National security.

Politics and government

Politique.

Sécurité publique.

Strategic aspects of individual places.

Trafic de drogue.

Colombia, Military relations, United States.

Colombia, Politics and government, 1974-

Colombia, Strategic aspects.

United States, Military relations, Colombia.

Colombia.

Colombie.

Etats-Unis d'Amérique.

Latin America.

United States.

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HIS-- 033000

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Edition

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Book number

Rabasa, Angel.

Chalk, Peter.

Date of Transaction

20201203113319.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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