There has been a remarkable turnaround in the policy of the United States towards Colombia. It has gone from an exclusive focus on counternarcotics to a comprehensive recognition of that nation's deeply-rooted problems. The factors that drove this change are the tragic events of September 11, 2001, as well as the increased terrorism of the insurgents that threaten the state and society in Colombia. The evolution of American policy takes into account a recurring global geopolitical reality, of which Colombia is a paradigm: ...
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There has been a remarkable turnaround in the policy of the United States towards Colombia. It has gone from an exclusive focus on counternarcotics to a comprehensive recognition of that nation's deeply-rooted problems. The factors that drove this change are the tragic events of September 11, 2001, as well as the increased terrorism of the insurgents that threaten the state and society in Colombia. The evolution of American policy takes into account a recurring global geopolitical reality, of which Colombia is a paradigm: the problem of weak states and ungoverned space. Colombia's weak state is beset with a complex interaction of violence and corruption from the terrorist left and right, as well as the workings of international organized crime that prospers on the movement of illicit narcotics. At stake for the United States and the hemispheric community is the security of the immediate Andean and adjacent areas.
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Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College
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2003
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English
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Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling. ix, [1], 78 p. This is part of the Shaping the Regional Security Environment in Latin America Series. Map. Illustrations. Endnotes. Paper identifies the strategic challenge to Colombia within the context of the weak state and ungoverned space, under attack from the violence and corruption generated bi international criminals, terrorists, and paramilitarism. Lessons learned will have powerful effects for the adaptation of American strategy to the conflict paradigm of 21st century. Dr. Gabriel Marcella retired in 2008 as Professor of Third World Studies and Director of the Americas Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College. Dr. Marcella has written extensively on Latin American security issues and U.S. policy. Dr. Marcella s current research focuses on the Colombian crisis and U.S. strategy, national security decisionmaking, and the teaching of strategy. Currently, he is an adjunct professor at the Army War College. Dr. Marcella holds a Ph.D. in Latin American History from the University of Notre Dame. The above information was current when the work was published.