Drugs and Democracy in Latin America : The Impact Of U.S. Policy

List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix 1 The U.S. "War on Drugs": Its Impact in Latin America and the Caribbean Coletta A. Youngers and Eileen Rosin 1(14) 2 The U.S. Military in the War on Drugs Adam Isacson 15(46) 3 U.S. Police Assistance and Drug Control Policies Rachel Neild 61(38) 4 Colombia: A Vicious Circle of Drugs and War Maria Clemencia Ramirez Lemus, Kimberly Stanton, and John Walsh 99(44) 5 Bolivia: Clear Consequences Kathryn Ledebur 143(42) 6 Peru: Drug Control Policy, Human Rights, and Democracy Isaias Rojas 185(46) 7 Ecuador: Untangling the Drug War Fredy Rivera Vélez 231(32) 8 Mexico: The Militarization Trap Laurie Freeman and Jorge Luis Sierra 263(40) 9 The Caribbean: The "Third Border" and the War on Drugs Jorge Rodriguez Beruff and Gerardo Cordero 303(36) 10 The Collateral Damage of the U.S. War on Drugs: Conclusions and Recommendations Coletta A. Youngcrs 339(28) Appendix 1: An Overview of U.S. Laws and Agencies Related to International Drug Control Efforts 367(18) Appendix 2: Funding and Staffing for DEA Programs in Latin America, 1998-2004 385(2) List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 387(2) Selected Bibliography 389(8) The Contributors 397(4) Index 401(14) About the Book 415