Colombia : U.S. relations and issues / Landen A. Sorrell, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sorrell, Landen A.

Series:

Latin American political, economic, and security issues series.

Latin American political, economic, and security issues series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic and consular service, American--Colombia.

Diplomatic and consular service, American.

United States--Relations--Colombia.

United States.

Colombia--Relations--United States.

Colombia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text is an overview of Colombian and US relations and issues. It discusses how to give assistance realistically, with accountability, and better prospects for success.

Contents:

""COLOMBIA:U. S. RELATIONS AND ISSUES""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""COUNTRY PROFILE: COLOMBIA""; ""COUNTRY""; ""HISTORICAL BACKGROUND""; ""GEOGRAPHY""; ""SOCIETY""; ""ECONOMY""; ""TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS""; ""GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS""; ""NATIONAL SECURITY""; ""COLOMBIA: A NEW ETHANOL PRODUCER ON THE RISE?""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""COLOMBIA�S SUGAR-ETHANOL INDUSTRY""; ""HIGHLY EFFICIENT SUGARCANE INDUSTRY""; ""ETHANOL CAPACITY AND POLICY""; ""INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR COLOMBIA�S SUGARCANE AND ETHANOL INDUSTRIES""

""INDUSTRY�S ROLE IN COLOMBIA�S ECONOMY""""INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND PLANS TO EXPAND CANE PRODUCTION""; ""U.S. -COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""End Notes""; ""COLOMBIA AND THE UNITED STATES - THE PARTNERSHIP: BUT WHAT IS THE ENDGAME?""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Milestones in the Partnership""; ""Culture Matters""; ""Changing Perceptions in the Partnership""; ""Strengthening the Partnership�Plan Colombia""; ""The Uribe Administration""; ""Plan Colombia�Results at the End of 2005""; ""Plan Colombia�The Sequel""

""Reports to Congress on Plan Colombia and on What Assistance Will Follow""""Lessons Learned from Plan Colombia""; ""A Stronger Regional Approach Is Needed""; ""It Is Time to Change the Mix of Counterdrug Measures in Colombia""; ""A Double Standard for Democracy in Colombia""; ""End Notes""; ""PLAN COLOMBIA: DRUG REDUCTION GOALS WERE NOT FULLY MET, BUT SECURITY HAS IMPROVED; U.S. AGENCIES NEED MORE DETAILED PLANS FOR REDUCING ASSISTANCE""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""RESULTS IN BRIEF""; ""BACKGROUND""

""Plan Colombia Provided a Focus for Counternarcotics and Counterterrorism Efforts""""Security Component of Plan Colombia Expanded""; ""U.S. Funding for Plan Colombia""; ""U.S. Nationalization Efforts""; ""PLAN COLOMBIA DID NOT FULLY MEET ITS DRUG REDUCTION GOALS, BUT MAJOR SECURITY ADVANCES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED""; ""Drug Reduction Goal Was Not Fully Achieved""; ""Poppy Cultivation and Heroin Production Reduced by About 50 Percent Since 2000""; ""Coca Cultivation and Cocaine Production Reduction Goals Were Not Met""; ""Plan Colombia Achieved Important Security Advances""

""Colombian Government Controls More of the Country""""Illegal Armed Group Finances and Operating Capabilities Have Been Degraded""; ""FARC�s Capabilities and Finances Have Been Significantly Reduced, but It Remains a National Security Threat""; ""AUC Has Demobilized, but Remnants Remain a Threat""; ""ELN Has Been Weakened and Drug-Trafficking Organizations Have Been Fragmented""; ""U.S. ASSISTANCE PROMOTES COLOMBIAN MILITARY AND POLICE COUNTERNARCOTICS AND SECURITY OBJECTIVES""; ""Army Aviation Brigade""; ""Army Ground Forces""; ""Counternarcotics Brigade""

""Mobile Army Brigades and Special Forces Units""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (08/04/2020).

ISBN:

1-61324-253-0

OCLC:

923658125