U.S. Support of PLAN COLOMBIA: Rethinking the Ends and Means

Authors

Stephen E. Flynn Dr.

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Description

The author argues that the U.S. emphasis on drug control in its support of Plan Colombia is misguided and akin to prescribing an antibiotic regime to combat a disease not caused by bacteria or similar micro-organisms. The illegal drug industry in Colombia is not the cause of that country s fragile socio-political system, but a symptom of and a contributor to the fragility of the Colombian state. Continuing the analogy, Flynn argues that U.S. and Colombian emphasis on combating illicit drug cultivation and trafficking leads to several undesirable side effects.

Publication Date

5-1-2001

Keywords

Plan Colombia; War on Drugs

Recommended Citation

Stephen E. Flynn Dr., U.S. Support of PLAN COLOMBIA: Rethinking the Ends and Means ( US Army War College Press, 2001),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/114