Creeping Militarization in the Americas
The U.S. military relationship with Latin America is evolving rapidly, as the “war on terror” replaces the cold war and ...
The Politics of Negotiating Peace in Columbia
As Colombia’s peace negotiations continue to go nowhere, it is important to consider the role of the United States. It ...
Normalizing the Drug Economies: Colombia’s Legalization Debate
During his campaign for the presidency of Colombia in March 2002, then-candidate Alvaro Uribe announced that he supported the U.S.-backed, ...
Plan Petroleum in Putumayo
In December 2000, U.S.-trained counternarcotics battalions, U.S.-supplied Blackhawk helicopters and U.S.-piloted spray planes descended on Putumayo department to conduct Plan ...
It’s Not the Economy
It is regarded as axiomatic in certain circles that the purpose of U.S. foreign policy is to bolster the interests ...
Closing the “Seams”: U.S. Security Policy in the Americas
Looking around Latin America today, one could be reasonably encouraged by the regional security picture. Beyond Colombia and the remnants ...
Democracy and Plan Colombia
President George W. Bush has asked the American people to “be patient” so that Iraq can become like Colombia—so that ...
