Counternarcotic Efforts in the Caribbean & Prospects for Cooperation: A Jamaican Case Study.

Abstract

The island Caribbean serves as a major pipeline between Latin America (the world's largest producer of illicit narcotics), and the United States (the world's largest illegal narcotics consumer) . Many countries of the Caribbean have bilateral agreements with the U.S. and one another. Further, since the mid 199Os a host of Caribbean nations have signed "ship rider" agreements with the United States, vastly improving the potential for cooperation. Yet, no single region-wide plan exists to coordinate efforts against the transshipment of narcotics. Given the scope of the problem, and the recognition by individual countries of their limitations and constraints, a framework may exist to establish a region-wide counternarcotics regime.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA348539

Entities

People

  • Scott R. Whaley

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Birds
  • Case Studies
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of State
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Latin America
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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