Andes 2020 : a new strategy for the challenges of Colombia and the region : report of an independent commission sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations Center for Preventive Action / Daniel W. Christman and John G. Heimann, co-chairs ; Julia E. Sweig, project director.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Christman, Daniel W. (Daniel William), 1943-

Heimann, John G. (John Gaines), 1929-

Sweig, Julia.

Center for Preventive Action.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance, American.

Economic conditions.

Politics and government.

Drug traffic.

Relations.

United States--Relations--Colombia.

United States.

Colombia--Relations--United States.

Colombia.

Andes Region--Relations--United States.

Andes Region.

United States--Relations--Andes Region.

Drug traffic--Andes Region.

Drug traffic--Colombia.

Drug control--Andes Region.

Drug control.

Andes Region--Politics and government.

Andes Region--Economic conditions.

Colombia--Politics and government.

Colombia--Economic conditions.

Economic assistance, American--Andes Region.

Physical Description:

ix, 134 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Other Title:

New strategy for the challenges of Colombia and the region

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Council on Foreign Relations Press ; [Washington, D.C.] : [Distributed by the Brookings Institution Press], [2004]

Summary:

Over the past two decades, the United States has spent billions of dollars and expended significant manpower in the Andes to stem the flow of illegal drugs northward; assist local security forces in the fight against drugs, terror, and insurgency; and promote free markets, human rights, and democratic consolidation. Yet the democracies of the Andean region -- Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia -- remain on the brink of collapse. The prospect of regional chaos poses a serious threat to the U.S. goal of achieving democracy, prosperity, and security in the hemisphere. The Center for Preventive Action, a conflict prevention initiative of the Council on Foreign Relations, established the Andes 2020 Preventive Action Commission to develop concrete, pragmatic recommendations to broaden and strengthen U.S., international, and local engagement and coordination in the region, with an eye toward strategies that will help prevent the outbreak of major conflict and mitigate current levels of violence.

The Commission proposes a reallocation of U.S. financial and political commitments to redress what it considers to be major weaknesses of current U.S. policy: a narrow focus on counternarcotics and security issues and the relative absence of complementary and comprehensive regional strategies. Although recognizing that U.S. assistance for counterdrug and counterterrorism missions is necessary, the Commission argues that successful U.S. engagement will have to place a greater priority on sustainable rural and border development, including strategic land reform; political reforms to strengthen the rule of law and increase accountability and transparency; trade and economic development, including increased access to markets for the region's poor; and a multilateral counterdrug policy that also addresses the issue of demand in consuming countries. The Commission included senior experts on Latin America and U.S. foreign policy from the government, the military, international organizations, academe, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.

Contents:

Land Reform and Rural Development 42

U.S. and International Community Engagement 52

Regional Approaches to Regional Problems 69

Additional and Dissenting Views 82

Commission Members 88

Commission Observers 94

Appendix A Additional Technical Recommendations 99

Appendix B Economic Statistics and Indicators 108

Appendix C Illegal Armed Groups in the Region 117

Appendix E Commission Meetings and Consultations 126

CPA Mission Statement 133

CPA Advisory Committee 134.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0876093403

OCLC:

54534942