Title Andes 2020 : a new strategy for the challenges of Colombia and the region : report of an independent commission sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations Center for Preventive Action / Daniel W. Christman and John G. Heimann, co-chairs ; Julia E. Sweig, project director

Published New York, NY : Council on Foreign Relations Press ; [Washington, D.C.] : [Distributed by the Brookings Institution Press], ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 145 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Land reform and rural development -- U.S. and international community engagement -- Regional approaches to regional problems -- Additional and dissenting views -- Commission members -- Commission observers -- App. A. Additional technical recommendations -- App. B. Economic statistics and indicators -- App. C. Illegal armed groups in the region -- App. D. Acronyms and abbreviations -- App. E. Commission meetings and consultations -- CPA mission statement -- CPA advisory committee Land Reform and Rural Development -- U.S. and International Community Engagement -- Regional Approaches to Regional Problems -- Additional and Dissenting Views -- Commission Members -- Commission Observers -- Additional Technical Recommendations -- Economic Statistics and Indicators -- Illegal Armed Groups in the Region -- Commission Meetings and Consultations -- CPA Mission Statement -- CPA Advisory Committee Summary Over the past two decades, the United States has spent billions of dollars and expended significant manpower in the Andes to stem the flow of illegal drugs northward; assist local security forces in the fight against drugs, terror, and insurgency; and promote free markets, human rights, and democratic consolidation. Yet the democracies of the Andean region--Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia--remain on the brink of collapse. The prospect of regional chaos poses a serious threat to the U.S. goal of achieving democracy, prosperity, and security in the hemisphere. The Center for Preventive Action, a conflict prevention initiative of the Council on Foreign Relations, established the Andes 2020 Preventive Action Commission to develop concrete, pragmatic recommendations to broaden and strengthen U.S., international, and local engagement and coordination in the region, with an eye toward strategies that will help prevent the outbreak of major conflict and mitigate current levels of violence. The Commission proposes a reallocation of U.S. financial and political commitments to redress what it considers to be major weaknesses of current U.S. policy: a narrow focus on counternarcotics and security issues and the relative absence of complementary and comprehensive regional strategies. Although recognizing that U.S. assistance for counterdrug and counterterrorism missions is necessary, the Commission argues that sustainable rural and border development, including strategic land reform; political reforms to strengthen the rule of law and increase accountability and transparency; trade and economic development, including increased access to markets for the region's poor; and amultilateral counterdrug policy that also addresses the issue of demand in consuming countries. The Commission included senior experts on Latin America and U.S. foreign policy from the government, the military, international organiza Analysis Samfundsvidenskab Politologi Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Drug traffic -- Andes Region Drug traffic -- Colombia Drug control -- Andes Region Economic assistance, American -- Andes Region Drug control Drug traffic Economic assistance, American Economic history Politics and government International relations SUBJECT United States -- Relations -- Colombia Colombia -- Relations -- United States Andes Region -- Relations -- United States United States -- Relations -- Andes Region Andes Region -- Politics and government Andes Region -- Economic conditions Colombia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028504 Colombia -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028480 Subject Andes Region Colombia United States Form Electronic book Author Christman, Daniel W. (Daniel William), 1943- Heimann, John G. (John Gaines), 1929- Sweig, Julia ISBN 9780876093405 0876093403 1281162191 9781281162199 9786611162191 6611162194

Other Titles New strategy for the challenges of Colombia and the region

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