Caribbean Counter Narcotics Operations: Is there Unity Of Effort among the Federal Agencies?

Abstract

The armed forces are only one of several weapons the nation is employing against the drug epidemic. The Federal counterdrug effort involves multiple agencies cooperating at all levels of command simultaneously on a variety of fronts. The Federal agencies involved in CD operations are all vying for recognition and view the challenge from different perceptions by the nature of their different experiences, roles, and responsibilities. Doctrinal guidance for the DoD's support to Counterdrug operations falls under Current Joint Doctrine for Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW). MOOTW principles are an extension of warfighting doctrine. In the Caribbean, the Customs Service and Coast Guard are lead agencies for interdiction, the State Department for dealings with foreign governments and the DoD for Detection and Monitoring. The question arises are the Federal agencies working together effectively -- is there unity of effort in Caribbean Counternarcotics Operations?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1998
Accession Number
ADA348442

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Vanden Heuval

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Detection
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges

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