The losing war : Plan Colombia and beyond / Jonathan D. Rosen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosen, Jonathan D., author.

Series:

James N. Rosenau Series in Global Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug control--Colombia.

Drug control.

Insurgency--Colombia.

Insurgency.

Counterinsurgency--Colombia.

Counterinsurgency.

National security--Colombia.

National security.

Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.

Colombia--Politics and government--21st century.

Colombia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : SUNY Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Plan Colombia was an ambitious, multibillion dollar program of American aid to the country of Colombia to fight that nation's recreational drug industry. First signed into law by President Clinton in 2000, the program would, over a twelve year period, provide the Colombian government with more money than every other country in the region. But how successful was Plan Colombia, and is it a model worthwhile in applying to other countries? In The Losing War, Jonathan D. Rosen applies international relations theory to understand how the goals and objectives of Plan Colombia evolved over time, particularly after the events of 9/11. Various individuals, including Álvaro Uribe, the president of Colombia from 2002–2010, and George W. Bush, argued that Plan Colombia should be used as a model to help other countries combat drug trafficking. Plan Colombia was not mentioned in the Obama administration's 2011 budget proposal and no longer exists today. Rosen concludes that the policy failed to make substantial inroads in curtailing drug cultivation, production, or trafficking, thus calling into question the value of applying the same strategy to other countries, such as Mexico, in the present or future.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Timeline""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction""; ""Organization of the Book""; ""Puzzle One: Origins of Plan Colombia""; ""Puzzle Two: From Drug Trafficking to Narco-Terrorism""; ""Puzzle Three: Beyond Plan Colombia""; ""Puzzle Four: Theory and Method""; ""Methodological Approach and Techniques""; ""Levels of Analysis""; ""Theoretical Approach""; ""Neorealism""; ""Liberalism""; ""Constructivism""; ""Lessons and Analytical Contributions""; ""2 The Colombian Puzzle in Historical Context""; ""Drug Cultivation and Trafficking in Colombia""

""The Defeat of the Colombian Kingpins""""Domestic Dynamics: Internal Actors within Colombia""; ""Colombia and Its History of Weak Institutions""; ""The Clinton Administration""; ""1994: Republicans Take over Congress""; ""Ernesto Samper Toughens Stance on Drugs""; ""Counterproductive Policies: The U.S. Decertifies Colombia""; ""Conclusion""; ""3 The Origins of Plan Colombia""; ""The Pastrana Administration""; ""Pastrana Travels North""; ""U.S. Congressional Debate""; ""Understanding the Formation of Plan Colombia""; ""Financing of Plan Colombia""; ""Components of Plan Colombia""

""Military Components of Plan Colombia""""Aerial Eradication""; ""Alternative Development and Crop Substitution""; ""Strengthening Democracy and Institutions""; ""Conclusion""; ""4 Uribe and the Fusion of the War on Drugs with the War on Terrorism""; ""External Shock: September 11, 2001""; ""Uribe�s Vision and Reorientation""; ""New Goals of Plan Colombia""; ""Expansion of Military Operations""; ""Controlling Land Seized""; ""Equipment and Training""; ""Uribe Seeks to Secure Infrastructure""; ""Increase of Resources for Interdiction""

""Conceptual Analysis of Alternative Development Programs""""Results of Plan Colombia during the Uribe Administration: Successes against the FARC""; ""Victories against the AUC""; ""Weakening of the ELN""; ""Initial Successes Combating Corruption""; ""Parapolitics Scandal""; ""“False Positives� Scandal""; ""Human Rights Abuses""; ""Uribe Desires Passage of the Free Trade Agreement in Return for His Loyalty""; ""Conclusions""; ""5 Beyond Plan Colombia and Desecuritization""; ""Internal Displacement""; ""Uribe�s Departure from Power""; ""Election of Juan Manuel Santos""

""Santos Seeks to Assist Marginalized Communities""""The Victims and Land Restitution Law""; ""Addressing Internal Displacement""; ""Addressing Impunity""; ""Peace Talks""; ""Santos and the War on Drugs""; ""Conclusion""; ""6 Desecuritizing Plan Colombia""; ""Plan Colombia II""; ""Why Obama Would Want to Cut Plan Colombia""; ""Mexico, Not Colombia""; ""The Recession""; ""Speech Acts""; ""Conclusion""; ""7 Social Constructions of Colombia�s: An Analysis of Speech Acts from 1998 to 2009""; ""The Election of Pastrana""; ""Plan Colombia""; ""Leadership Transition""

""The Drugs and Terror Nexus""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438453002

1438453000

OCLC:

892844481