The Andean Initiative: A Faulty Campaign in the War on Drugs

Abstract

This paper is an analysis of the five year Andean Initiative, of the 1989 Presidential Anti-Drug program, which provides increased law enforcement, military and economic assistance to Bolivia, Columbia, and Peru in an attempt to eradicate cocaine within these source countries. The program has a heavy military assistance emphasis aimed at increasing capability and will of the host nations to combat the drug trade. The paper discusses the shortcomings and potential detrimental effects of the program's lopsided military emphasis. It includes an overview of the military's role, specific program elements and drug trade problems in the source nations. It also examines past program ineffectiveness, possible consequences and implications of similar future programs; and includes criticism of the lack of simultaneous programs to address associated political, economic and social problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 11, 1991
Accession Number
ADA236512

Entities

People

  • Noel B. Bergeron

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Drug Abuse
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Identification
  • Military Assistance
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

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