Opium and Afghanistan : reassessing U.S. counternarcotics strategy / John A. Glaze.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Glaze, John A.

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

Series:

Carlisle papers in security strategy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Opium trade--Afghanistan.

Opium trade.

Drug traffic--Afghanistan--Prevention.

Drug traffic.

Narco-terrorism--Afghanistan--Prevention.

Narco-terrorism.

Drug control--Afghanistan.

Drug control.

Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-2021.

Afghanistan.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

v, 18 pages : digital, PDF file.

Other Title:

Reassessing U.S. counternarcotics strategy

Place of Publication:

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2007]

Summary:

Cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan has skyrocketed since the Taliban were toppled in 2001such that Afghanistan now supplies 92 percent of the world's illicit opium. The expanding opium trade is threatening to destabilize the Afghan government and turn the conflict-ridden country back into a safe haven for drug traffickers and terrorists. This paper examines the nature of the opium problem in Afghanistan and analyzes the allied strategy to counter this growing crisis. In analyzing the current counternarcotics strategy, it points out pitfalls including the counterproductive aspects of opium eradication. Finally, changes to the strategy are proposed, which include increasing troop levels and eliminating national restrictions, substantially increasing financial aid, deemphasizing opium eradication, focusing on long-term alternative livelihoods, aggressively pursuing drug kingpins and corrupt government officials, and exploring the possibility of Afghanistan's entry to the licit opium market.

Contents:

Background

Afghanistan's opium economy

Problems with Afghanistan's opium economy

Renewed Taliban/insurgency

Current counternarcotics strategy

Problems with current counternarcotics strategy

Recommendations

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 30, 2007).

"October 2007."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-18).

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.

Other Format:

Print version: Glaze, John A. Opium and Afghanistan.

OCLC:

180864258

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