Costs of the War in Colombia: A Strategic Vision of the End of the Conflict

Abstract

This paper examines the nature of the Colombian conflict, the causes, the actors, the costs to nation, and the strategy that government of President Alvaro Uribe is pursuing to defeat the terrorists. The strategy of democratic security is designed to establish security, eliminate the causes of conflict, and establish a more just and prosperous society. To achieve this it will be essential to expand a public security forces and control territory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2005
Accession Number
ADA432728

Entities

People

  • Javier F. Leal

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Colombia
  • Commerce
  • Crime
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Human Population
  • Police
  • Social Problems
  • Social Welfare
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Victims
  • Violence
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military History
  • Strategic Security Studies