LEADER 04780nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910970754303321 005 20251117075813.0 010 $a1-61668-779-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000128334 035 $a(EBL)3019989 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000686797 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12237015 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000686797 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10735367 035 $a(PQKB)10780211 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3019989 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3019989 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10674997 035 $a(OCoLC)923662420 035 $a(BIP)29240845 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000128334 100 $a20100402d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAfrica's connection to the drug trade /$feditor, Peyton E. Daniels 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHauppauge, N.Y. $cNova Science Publishers$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (138 p.) 225 1 $aAfrican political, economic, and security issues 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-61668-668-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- AFRICA'S CONNECTION TO THE DRUG TRADE -- AFRICA'S CONNECTION TO THE DRUG TRADE -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: STATEMENT OF MICHAEL A. BRAUN, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS - "CONFRONTING DRUG TRAFFICKING IN WEST AFRICA -- WEST AFRICA ASSUMES AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE GLOBAL COCAINE TRADE -- STRATEGIC SECURITY THREATS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED -- A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO HELP TURN THIS AROUND -- 'OUT OF AFRICA' -- Chapter 2: TESTIMONY OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHNNIE CARSON, BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS, BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS - "CONFRONTING DRUG TRAFFICKING IN WEST AFRICA -- A RAPIDLY GROWING PROBLEM -- DRUG-TRAFFICKING IN WEST AFRICA HARMS U.S. INTERESTS -- USG EFFORTS TO STOP THE DRUG FLOW AND OBSTACLES -- Chapter 3: TESTIMONY OF DOUGLAS FARAH, SENIOR FELLOW, INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY CENTER, BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS - "CONFRONTING DRUG TRAFFICKING IN WEST AFRICA -- End Notes -- Chapter 4: STATEMENT OF THOMAS M. HARRIGAN, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, DEA, U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE, BEFORE THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS, - "CONFRONTING DRUG TRAFFICKING IN WEST AFRICA -- OVERVIEW -- DRUG THREATS IN AFRICA -- DEA'S STRATEGIC CONCEPT FOR AFRICA -- ONGOING DEA EFFORT TO COUNTER THE AFRICAN DRUG THREAT -- DEA INVESTIGATIVE SUCCESSES -- CAPACITY OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND IMPEDIMENTS TO SUCCESSFUL DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 5: TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM WECHSLER, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, OFFICE OF COUNTERNARCOTICS AND GLOBAL THREATS, BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS, - "CONFRONTING DRUG TRAFFICKING IN WEST AFRICA. 327 $aChapter 6: ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE IN AFRICA: TRENDS AND U.S. POLICY -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION: THE RISING DRUG TRAFFICKING THREAT -- IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. INTERESTS -- DRUG TRAFFICKING AND USE TRENDS IN AFRICA -- REGIONAL VULNERABILITIES -- ILLICIT DRUG USE TRENDS IN AFRICA -- U.S. POLICY -- DOD/AFRICOM -- MULTILATERAL AND REGIONAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT DRUG TRAFFICKING IN AFRICA -- CONGRESSIONAL ROLE AND POSSIBLE OVERSIGHT ISSUES -- APPENDIX. COCAINE SEIZURES AND AFRICAN MEMBERSHIP IN ILLICIT DRUG CONVENTIONS -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX. 330 $aAfrica has historically held a peripheral role in the transnational illicit drug trade, but in recent years has increasingly become a focus for drug trafficking, particularly of cocaine. Africa's emergence as a trafficking nexus appears to have resulted from structural shifts in international drug trafficking patterns. This book examines how best to balance short-term and long-term counter-narcotics goals and strategies in Africa, how various U.S. civilian and military and international agency counter-narcotics roles and responsibilities in Africa should be defined and what types and levels of resources these efforts may require. 410 0$aAfrican political, economic, and security issues series. 606 $aDrug traffic$zAfrica 606 $aDrug control$zAfrica 615 0$aDrug traffic 615 0$aDrug control 676 $a363.45096 701 $aDaniels$b Peyton E$01872573 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970754303321 996 $aAfrica's connection to the drug trade$94481783 997 $aUNINA