02815nam 2200625Ia 450 991081370740332120240501151302.01-282-40374-597866124037430-8157-0450-X(CKB)2430000000011241(EBL)472718(OCoLC)818852149(SSID)ssj0000342872(PQKBManifestationID)11304593(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342872(PQKBWorkID)10287999(PQKB)10468720(OCoLC)515542476(MdBmJHUP)muse35233(Au-PeEL)EBL472718(CaPaEBR)ebr10351963(CaONFJC)MIL240374(MiAaPQ)EBC472718(EXLCZ)99243000000001124120090928d2010 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrShooting up counterinsurgency and the war on drugs /Vanda Felbab-Brown1st ed.Washington, DC Brookings Institution Pressc20101 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-0328-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 CoverShooting 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, insurgents, and terrorists; thus, policy is organized around the premise that the suppression of drug production will service both anti-drug and counterterrorist goals. The author challenges this "narcoguerrilla" premise of U.S. policy. She shows that, far from being complementary, anti-narcoticsDrug trafficDeveloping countriesDrug controlDeveloping countriesDrug trafficDrug control363.4509172363.4509172/4363.45091724Felbab-Brown Vanda1098528MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813707403321Shooting up4005559UNINA