Title Colombia's three wars : U.S. strategy at the crossroads / Gabriel Marcella, Donald Schulz

Published [Carlisle Barracks, PA] : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [1999]

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 41 pages) : 1 map Summary Colombia is the most troubled country in the Western Hemisphere. Drug criminals, guerrillas, and paramilitary groups are feeding a spiral of violence that makes "colombianization" a metaphor for a failing state. The authors address the strategic dimensions of the crisis. It argues that Colombia's future deeply affects regional security and U.S. interests. The country's afflictions are spilling over its borders, threatening Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and the Caribbean. At the same time, Colombia is the origin of most of the cocaine and heroin entering the United States. The fear is that, if the situation continues to worsen, the country may become balkanized, with large areas under the de facto control of guerrilla and paramilitary regimes based, in large part, on narco-economies. U.S. policy is now at a critical juncture. A decision has been made to become more engaged in the war against narcotrafficking. Yet, the question remains: Can counternarcotics be separated from counterinsurgency? The authors believe that it cannot--that everything is related to everything else--and that unless the Colombian and U.S. governments address the problem through the creation of a coherent, holistic strategy, the situation will become much worse. In the latter half of their report, they discuss both the military and nonmilitary components of such a strategy. Among other things, they contend that restrictions on U.S. police training and counterinsurgency assistance should be removed or revised in order to enable the Colombian security forces to halt the momentum of the insurgents and paramilitaries and give them incentives to negotiate seriously. They also argue that a respect for human rights is of strategic importance Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-41) 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 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Drug control -- Colombia Counterinsurgency -- Colombia Paramilitary forces -- Colombia Human rights -- Colombia Counterinsurgency. Drug control. Human rights. Paramilitary forces. Politics and government International relations. Strategic aspects of individual places. SUBJECT Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1974- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028520 United States -- Relations -- Colombia Colombia -- Relations -- United States Colombia -- Strategic aspects Subject Colombia. United States. Form Electronic book Author Schulz, Donald E., 1942- Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.

Other Titles U.S. strategy at the crossroads

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