Colombia :
Colombia : U.S. relations and issues /
Landen A. Sorrell, editor.
- 1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
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- Latin American Political, Economic, and Security Issues .
- Latin American political, economic, and security issues. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
COLOMBIA:U. S. RELATIONS AND ISSUES; CONTENTS; PREFACE; COUNTRY PROFILE: COLOMBIA; COUNTRY; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; GEOGRAPHY; SOCIETY; ECONOMY; TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS; GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS; NATIONAL SECURITY; COLOMBIA: A NEW ETHANOL PRODUCER ON THE RISE?; ABSTRACT; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; COLOMBIA'S SUGAR-ETHANOL INDUSTRY; HIGHLY EFFICIENT SUGARCANE INDUSTRY; ETHANOL CAPACITY AND POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR COLOMBIA'S SUGARCANE AND ETHANOL INDUSTRIES; INDUSTRY'S ROLE IN COLOMBIA'S ECONOMY; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND PLANS TO EXPAND CANE PRODUCTION. U.S.-COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENTCONCLUSION; REFERENCES; End Notes; COLOMBIA AND THE UNITED STATES -- THE PARTNERSHIP: BUT WHAT IS THE ENDGAME?; SUMMARY; Milestones in the Partnership; Culture Matters; Changing Perceptions in the Partnership; Strengthening the Partnership-Plan Colombia; The Uribe Administration; Plan Colombia-Results at the End of 2005; Plan Colombia-The Sequel; Reports to Congress on Plan Colombia and on What Assistance Will Follow; Lessons Learned from Plan Colombia; A Stronger Regional Approach Is Needed. It Is Time to Change the Mix of Counterdrug Measures in ColombiaA Double Standard for Democracy in Colombia; End Notes; PLAN COLOMBIA: DRUG REDUCTION GOALS WERE NOT FULLY MET, BUT SECURITY HAS IMPROVED; U.S. AGENCIES NEED MORE DETAILED PLANS FOR REDUCING ASSISTANCE; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; Plan Colombia Provided a Focus for Counternarcotics and Counterterrorism Efforts; Security Component of Plan Colombia Expanded; U.S. Funding for Plan Colombia; U.S. Nationalization Efforts. PLAN COLOMBIA DID NOT FULLY MEET ITS DRUG REDUCTION GOALS, BUT MAJOR SECURITY ADVANCES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVEDDrug Reduction Goal Was Not Fully Achieved; Poppy Cultivation and Heroin Production Reduced by About 50 Percent Since 2000; Coca Cultivation and Cocaine Production Reduction Goals Were Not Met; Plan Colombia Achieved Important Security Advances; Colombian Government Controls More of the Country; Illegal Armed Group Finances and Operating Capabilities Have Been Degraded; FARC's Capabilities and Finances Have Been Significantly Reduced, but It Remains a National Security Threat. AUC Has Demobilized, but Remnants Remain a ThreatELN Has Been Weakened and Drug-Trafficking Organizations Have Been Fragmented; U.S. ASSISTANCE PROMOTES COLOMBIAN MILITARY AND POLICE COUNTERNARCOTICS AND SECURITY OBJECTIVES; Army Aviation Brigade; Army Ground Forces; Counternarcotics Brigade; Mobile Army Brigades and Special Forces Units; Infrastructure Security Strategy; Air Interdiction; Coastal and River Interdiction; National Police Eradication Program; National Police Air Service; National Police Interdiction Efforts; Reestablishing a Police Presence in Conflictive Zones.
English.
9781613242537 1613242530
2020677658
GBA989796 bnb
015367379 Uk
Diplomatic and consular service, American.
International relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
United States--Relations--Colombia.
Colombia--Relations--United States.
Colombia.
Colombia.
United States.
Electronic books.
JZ1480.A57
327.730861
Includes bibliographical references and index.
COLOMBIA:U. S. RELATIONS AND ISSUES; CONTENTS; PREFACE; COUNTRY PROFILE: COLOMBIA; COUNTRY; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; GEOGRAPHY; SOCIETY; ECONOMY; TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS; GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS; NATIONAL SECURITY; COLOMBIA: A NEW ETHANOL PRODUCER ON THE RISE?; ABSTRACT; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; COLOMBIA'S SUGAR-ETHANOL INDUSTRY; HIGHLY EFFICIENT SUGARCANE INDUSTRY; ETHANOL CAPACITY AND POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR COLOMBIA'S SUGARCANE AND ETHANOL INDUSTRIES; INDUSTRY'S ROLE IN COLOMBIA'S ECONOMY; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND PLANS TO EXPAND CANE PRODUCTION. U.S.-COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENTCONCLUSION; REFERENCES; End Notes; COLOMBIA AND THE UNITED STATES -- THE PARTNERSHIP: BUT WHAT IS THE ENDGAME?; SUMMARY; Milestones in the Partnership; Culture Matters; Changing Perceptions in the Partnership; Strengthening the Partnership-Plan Colombia; The Uribe Administration; Plan Colombia-Results at the End of 2005; Plan Colombia-The Sequel; Reports to Congress on Plan Colombia and on What Assistance Will Follow; Lessons Learned from Plan Colombia; A Stronger Regional Approach Is Needed. It Is Time to Change the Mix of Counterdrug Measures in ColombiaA Double Standard for Democracy in Colombia; End Notes; PLAN COLOMBIA: DRUG REDUCTION GOALS WERE NOT FULLY MET, BUT SECURITY HAS IMPROVED; U.S. AGENCIES NEED MORE DETAILED PLANS FOR REDUCING ASSISTANCE; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; Plan Colombia Provided a Focus for Counternarcotics and Counterterrorism Efforts; Security Component of Plan Colombia Expanded; U.S. Funding for Plan Colombia; U.S. Nationalization Efforts. PLAN COLOMBIA DID NOT FULLY MEET ITS DRUG REDUCTION GOALS, BUT MAJOR SECURITY ADVANCES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVEDDrug Reduction Goal Was Not Fully Achieved; Poppy Cultivation and Heroin Production Reduced by About 50 Percent Since 2000; Coca Cultivation and Cocaine Production Reduction Goals Were Not Met; Plan Colombia Achieved Important Security Advances; Colombian Government Controls More of the Country; Illegal Armed Group Finances and Operating Capabilities Have Been Degraded; FARC's Capabilities and Finances Have Been Significantly Reduced, but It Remains a National Security Threat. AUC Has Demobilized, but Remnants Remain a ThreatELN Has Been Weakened and Drug-Trafficking Organizations Have Been Fragmented; U.S. ASSISTANCE PROMOTES COLOMBIAN MILITARY AND POLICE COUNTERNARCOTICS AND SECURITY OBJECTIVES; Army Aviation Brigade; Army Ground Forces; Counternarcotics Brigade; Mobile Army Brigades and Special Forces Units; Infrastructure Security Strategy; Air Interdiction; Coastal and River Interdiction; National Police Eradication Program; National Police Air Service; National Police Interdiction Efforts; Reestablishing a Police Presence in Conflictive Zones.
English.
9781613242537 1613242530
2020677658
GBA989796 bnb
015367379 Uk
Diplomatic and consular service, American.
International relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
United States--Relations--Colombia.
Colombia--Relations--United States.
Colombia.
Colombia.
United States.
Electronic books.
JZ1480.A57
327.730861