Fire in the Andes : U.S. foreign policy and cocaine politics in Bolivia and Peru / Sewall H. Menzel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menzel, Sewall H. (Sewall Hamm), 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug control--United States.

Drug control.

International relations.

Cocaine industry.

United States.

Drug control--Bolivia.

Bolivia.

Drug control--Peru.

Peru.

Drug control--International cooperation.

Drug traffic--Bolivia.

Drug traffic.

Drug traffic--Peru.

Cocaine industry--Bolivia.

Cocaine industry--Peru.

United States--Foreign relations--Bolivia.

United States--Foreign relations--Peru.

Physical Description:

xvi, 281 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [1996]

Summary:

Fire in the Andes is a trenchant comparative analysis of why the U.S. drug wars in Bolivia and Peru are failing. While frequent anti-drug battles are won, a flawed policy analysis and strategy have led to strategic foreign policy defeat in the region. This book fills an important gap in our in-depth knowledge of U.S. foreign policy and its application in the drug wars of the high Andes region of South America. Written from the perspective of a former active participant in the U.S. anti-drug policy formulation and implementation efforts, the study uses an in-depth comparative approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the U.S. anti-drug foreign policy in Bolivia and Peru which currently comprise the primary focus of the Clinton Administration's counter-drug efforts to combat narcotrafficking at the source in Latin America today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-271) and index.

ISBN:

0761805079

OCLC:

35192323