European Perceptions of Plan Colombia: A Virtual Contribution to a Virtual War and Peace Plan?

Abstract

Professor Joaquin Roy, a Spaniard with valuable sources throughout Europe, notes that Europeans apparently do not approve of the seeming U.S. emphasis on providing military equipment and training to Colombia for a counternarcotics effort in what they see as a larger strategic political conflict. At the same time, he reports that Europeans are not only concerned with the counternarcotics violence in Colombia, but also with the economic, security, and political spillover effects for neighboring countries. Finally and logically, the author reflects the European concern that whatever contribution that might be made to Plan Colombia will likely be lost in the violence of a U.S.-led counternarcotics campaign.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390608

Entities

People

  • Joaquin Roy

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Central America
  • Commerce
  • Drug Trafficking
  • European Union
  • Germany
  • Governments
  • Hispanics
  • Human Rights
  • International Relations
  • Latin America
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • Societies
  • United States
  • Violence
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.