Drugs, Thugs, and Diplomats: U.S. Policymaking in Colombia

by Winifred Tate

Book Overview

In 2000, the U.S. passed a major aid package that was going to help Colombia do it all: cut drug trafficking, defeat leftist guerrillas, support peace, and build democracy. More than 80% of the assistance, however, was military aid, at a time when the Colombian security forces were linked to abusive, drug-trafficking paramilitary forces. Drugs, Thugs, and Diplomats examines the U.S. policymaking process in the design, implementation, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804795665
• ISBN13: 9780804795661
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"