Shooting up : counterinsurgency and the war on drugs /

Shooting Up analyzes how involvement in the production and trafficking of illicit commodities, especially drugs, affects the strength of belligerents and governments. Much of U.S. anti-narcotics policy abroad is based on the assumption of symbiotic relationships between drug producers, traffickers,...

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Main Author: Felbab-Brown, Vanda
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Illicit Economies and Belligerents; The Political Capital Model of Illicit Economies; Peru: The Coca Path; Colombia: The Narco Wars; Afghanistan: Swimming in a Sea of Poppies; Conclusions and Policy Implications; Appendix A: Involvement of Belligerent Groups with Illicit Drugs; Appendix B: Methodology of the Study; Appendix C: Case Selection; Notes; Index; Back Cover.