Anti Drug Policies In Colombia

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Anti Drug Policies In Colombia

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Author : Alejandro Gaviria
language : en
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Release Date : 2021-04-30

Anti Drug Policies In Colombia written by Alejandro Gaviria and has been published by Vanderbilt University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-30 with Law categories.

Forty years after the declaration of the "war on drugs" by President Nixon, the debate on the effectiveness and costs of the ban is red-hot. Several former Latin American presidents and leading intellectuals from around the world have drawn attention to the ineffectiveness and adverse consequences of prohibitionism. This book thoroughly analyzes the drug policies of one of the main protagonists in this war. The book covers many topics: the economics of drug production, the policies to reduce consumption and decrease supply during the Plan Colombia, the effects of the drug problem on Colombia's international relations, the prevention of money laundering, the connection between drug trafficking and paramilitary politics, and strategies against organized crime. Beyond the diversity in topics, there is a common thread running through all the chapters: the need to analyze objectively what works and what does not, based on empirical evidence. Presented here for the first time to an English-speaking audience, this book is a contribution to a debate that urgently needs to transcend ideology and preconceived opinions.

Political Economy And Illegal Drugs In Colombia

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Author : Francisco E. Thoumi
language : en
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Release Date : 1995

Political Economy And Illegal Drugs In Colombia written by Francisco E. Thoumi and has been published by United Nations University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Colombia categories.

Cocaine Quagmire

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Author : Sewall H. Menzel
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 2000

Cocaine Quagmire written by Sewall H. Menzel and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Medical categories.

Written from the perspective of a former active participant in the U.S. anti-drug policy formulation and implementation efforts, Cocaine Quagmire is an in-depth analysis of why the U.S. drug war in Colombia is failing. While frequent anti-drug battles are won, dynamic socioeconomic and political factors have created a quagmire of countervailing obstacles leading to strategic foreign policy defeat in the North Andes. The Clinton Administration focused on combating narcotrafficking and yet misunderstood how a strong international demand and immense profits provide the basic incentives that keep the Colombian cocaine traffickers in business. This book is important in that it fills a significant gap in our knowledge of U.S. foreign policy and its application in the drug wars of the South American country of Colombia.

Non Technical Summary Of The War On Illegal Drug Production And Trafficking An Economic Evaluation Of Plan Colombia

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Author : Daniel Mejia
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

Non Technical Summary Of The War On Illegal Drug Production And Trafficking An Economic Evaluation Of Plan Colombia written by Daniel Mejia and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Drug control categories.

A large amount of resources have been spent on the "war on drugs" in Colombia under the program "Plan Colombia." However, the amount of cocaine reaching consumer countries remains relatively stable after seven years, and the price of cocaine at different stages has not risen. Thus policies such as this one, aimed at reducing the amount of drugs reaching consumers by curtailing production and trafficking, have been relatively ineffective. The first independent evaluation of the anti-drug policies implemented under Plan Colombia, The War on Illegal Drug Production and Trafficking: An Economic Evaluation of Plan Colombia evaluates the costs, efficiency, effectiveness, and future prospects of the war against illegal drug production and trafficking under Plan Colombia. The results from this paper should help policymakers shape more effective (and less costly) anti-drug policies and, hopefully, encourage future research in order to evaluate the costs and benefits of alternative policies, such as demand side controls (treatment and prevention policies) or the legalization (with the appropriate controls) of illegal drugs. The War on Illegal Drug Production and Trafficking is published by Universidad de los Andes Centro de Estudios sobre Desarrollo Economico (Center of Studies on Economic Development), a grantee of the Open Society Institute.

Driven By Drugs

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Author : Russell Crandall
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Release Date : 2002

Driven By Drugs written by Russell Crandall and has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.

Crandall (political science, Davidson College) examines the evolution of US policy towards Columbia, largely driven by factors relating to the US's "war on drugs," as well as the roots of violence in Colombia. He then focuses on US policy towards the country during two key periods: the Samper administration (1994-1998) and the Pastrana administration (1998-2002). He concludes by assessing current US policy toward Colombia and suggesting directions for future policy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Colombia S Changing Approach To Drug Policy

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Author : Congressional Service
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-03-12

Colombia S Changing Approach To Drug Policy written by Congressional Service and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-12 with categories.

Counternarcotics policy has long been a key component of the U.S.-Colombian relationship, which some analysts have described as "driven by drugs." Now, Colombia is changing its approach to counternarcotics policy, with implications for the U.S.-Colombian relationship. U.S. concerns about illicit drug production and trafficking in Colombia grew significantly when Colombia became the dominant producer of cocaine in the Andean region in the mid-to-late 1990s. The United States has worked closely with Colombia to eradicate drug crops and combat trafficking. Over the past 17 years the United States has also forged a partnership with Colombia-perhaps its closest bilateral relationship in Latin America-centered on helping Colombia recover its stability following a decades-long internal conflict with insurgencies of left-wing guerrillas and right-wing paramilitaries, whose longevity has been attributed, in part, to their role in the country's illicit drug trade. Between FY2000 and FY2016, the U.S. Congress appropriated more than $10 billion of bilateral foreign assistance to support a Colombian-written strategy known as Plan Colombia and its successor programs. In addition to counternarcotics, the United States helped support security and development programs designed to stabilize Colombia's security situation and strengthen its democracy. A peace accord between the government of Colombia and the country's main leftist insurgent group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was signed in late November 2016 after four years of formal peace talks. The Colombian Congress unanimously ratified the peace accord, which had been revised following the narrow rejection of an earlier accord in a national referendum in October 2016. The final peace agreement addresses important issues, such as illicit crop cultivation-a major source of FARC income-and rural development. According to President Juan Manuel Santos, the peace accord will draw former FARC members into efforts to counter illicit drug production and trafficking. In 2017, as Colombia begins to implement the final peace accord and demobilize the FARC, the country is facing a large increase in cocaine production. During the protracted peace negotiations with the FARC, the Colombian government altered its approach to drug policy. A major change was the decision to end aerial spraying to eradicate coca crops, which had been a central feature of U.S.-Colombian counterdrug cooperation for more than two decades. In addition, Colombia's counternarcotics policies shifted in 2015 to a public health approach under President Santos. The shift was influenced by broader hemispheric trends to reform traditional antidrug practices in ways that proponents claim can reduce human rights violations. On the supply side, Colombia's new drug policy gives significant attention to expanding alternative development and licit crop substitution while intensifying interdiction efforts. The revised drug policy approach promotes drug-use prevention and treatment for drug users. According to Colombian officials, the public health and prevention dimensions of the revised strategy will be led by Colombia's Health Ministry, in coordination with other agencies. This report examines how Colombia's drug policies have evolved in light of Colombia's peace agreement with the FARC and its changing counternarcotics policy. It explores both policy and oversight concerns, such as prospects for reducing coca and poppy cultivation under Colombia's new drug policy and the peace accord with the FARC; the role of Colombian drug trafficking organizations, including powerful criminal groups containing former paramilitaries, in a post-peace accord environment; U.S.-Colombian cooperation on counternarcotics and Colombia's future role in regional antidrug efforts; and shifts in U.S. government assistance to support Colombia's revised drug policy and how Colombia's new policy converges with traditional U.S. pr

The War On Illegal Drug Production And Trafficking

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Author : Daniel Mejía
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

The War On Illegal Drug Production And Trafficking written by Daniel Mejía and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Drug control categories.

A large amount of resources have been spent on the "war on drugs" in Colombia under the program "Plan Colombia." However, the amount of cocaine reaching consumer countries remains relatively stable after seven years, and the price of cocaine at different stages has not risen. Thus policies such as this one, aimed at reducing the amount of drugs reaching consumers by curtailing production and trafficking, have been relatively ineffective. The first independent evaluation of the anti-drug policies implemented under Plan Colombia, The War on Illegal Drug Production and Trafficking: An Economic Evaluation of Plan Colombia evaluates the costs, efficiency, effectiveness, and future prospects of the war against illegal drug production and trafficking under Plan Colombia. The results from this paper should help policymakers shape more effective (and less costly) anti-drug policies and, hopefully, encourage future research in order to evaluate the costs and benefits of alternative policies, such as demand side controls (treatment and prevention policies) or the legalization (with the appropriate controls) of illegal drugs. The War on Illegal Drug Production and Trafficking is published by Universidad de los Andes Centro de Estudios sobre Desarrollo Economico (Center of Studies on Economic Development), a grantee of the Open Society Institute.

U S Narcotics Policy Toward Colombia

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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

U S Narcotics Policy Toward Colombia written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Political Science categories.

Political Economy And Illegal Drugs In Colombia

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Author : Francisco E. Thoumi
language : en
Publisher: United Nations Univ
Release Date : 1995

Political Economy And Illegal Drugs In Colombia written by Francisco E. Thoumi and has been published by United Nations Univ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Colombia categories.

Implementing U S Anti Drug Policy In The Andes

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Author : Sewall Hamm Menzel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993

Implementing U S Anti Drug Policy In The Andes written by Sewall Hamm Menzel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Drug control categories.