Security in Latin America:
Counternarcotics

Counternarcotics: Region

• U.S. Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, March 1999.
• U.S. Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, March 1998.
• U.S. Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, March 1997.
• U.S. International Drug Control Policy, by the Latin America Working Group
• Washington Office on Latin America: Bulletin on International Drug Control, March 1999
• Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) National Drug Control Strategy, February 1998.
• Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) National Drug Control Strategy, February 1997.
• United States, Department of State, "Enhanced Multilateral Drug Control Cooperation: A Counternarcotics Alliance for the Hemisphere," Washington, September 1997: 8. [Plain text / Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
• General Accounting Office report number NSIAD-97-75 "Drug Control: Long-Standing Problems Hinder U.S. International Efforts." 02/27/97
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• "An excerpt from The Art of Narcofunding." By Eduardo A. Gamarra. From Hemisphere Vol. 7, No. 2.
• "The Drug War is Dead..." By Peter Andreas and Kate Doyle. From Hemisphere, Vol. 6 No. 3.
• "Southcom in the Andes." by Sewall H. Menzel. From Hemisphere, Vol. 6 No. 3.
• "Drug Control in the Western Hemisphere." By Robert S. Gelbard. From Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State. 06-Jun-96.
• "Counterdrugs: Third Wave Warfare." By Capt. Thomas J. Brown. From Diálogo: The Military Forum of the Americas.
• "Un Puente a Suramérica." Por Teniente Coronel Javier Pedrosa (Fuerza Aéerea Colombiana) y Mayor Ralph Gracia (Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos). De Airpower Journal (U.S. Air Force).
• "U.S. Drug Control in the Americas: Time for a Change." By Wesley A. Fryer. 08/30/1993.

Counternarcotics: Argentina

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Argentina / Bolivia." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Aruba

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Aruba." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Aruba / Bahamas / Cuba." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: The Bahamas

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Bahamas." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Aruba / Bahamas / Cuba." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Belize

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Belize." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Belize / Costa Rica / El Salvador." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Bolivia

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Bolivia." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Argentina / Bolivia." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "Update on Human Rights and Antinarcotics Efforts in the Bolivian Chapare." By Lee Cridland, Veronica Ramos, Coletta Youngers and Amy Nahley. From Andean Information Network (AIN), Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). 04/30/1997.
• "Update on Human Rights and Anti-Narcotics Efforts in Bolivia." By Lee Cridland and Coletta Youngers. From Andean Information Network (AIN), Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). 11/05/1996.
• "A new report from Andean Information Network highlights the violations of basic rights in anti-narcotics cases in Cochabamba, Bolivia." By Coletta Youngers. From Washington Office on Latin America. 06/03/1997.

Counternarcotics: Brazil

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Brazil." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Brazil / Chile." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Caribbean

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Eastern Caribbean." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1997: The Caribbean." From U.S. Department of State. 03/01/1998.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1996: The Caribbean." From U.S. Department of State. 03/01/1997.

Counterarcotics: Central America

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1997: Canada, Mexico and Central America." From U.S. Department of State. 03/01/1998.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1996: Canada, Mexico and Central America." From U.S. Department of State. 03/01/1997.
• General Accounting Office report number NSIAD-94-233 "Drug Control: Interdiction Efforts in Central America Have Had Little Impact on the Flow of Drugs." 08/02/94
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Counternarcotics: Chile

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Brazil / Chile." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Colombia

For links about U.S. military aid to Colombia, visit CIP's U.S. Aid to Colombia website.

• Transcript: McCaffrey Briefs Reporters at Foreign Press Center, August 30, 1999
• Drug Control: Narcotics Threat from Colombia Continues to Grow, General Accounting Office, Plain text / Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format
• McCaffrey letter on need for enhanced Counterdrug Program, July 13, 1999
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Colombia." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Colombia / Ecuador / Paraguay." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "DoD News Briefing, Tuesday, May 26, 1998." DefenseLink News, May 28, 1998. [Scroll down for discussion of JCET training with Colombian security forces.]
• "Drug Control: Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia Face Continuing Challenges," General Accounting Office (GAO), document no. T-NSIAD-98-103, February 26, 1998. [Plain text / Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
• "Drug Control: U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia Face Continuing Challenges," General Accounting Office (GAO), document no. NSIAD-98-60, February 12, 1998. [Plain text / Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
• "U.S. Counternarcotics Policy Toward Colombia. Testimony by Assistant Secretary Robert S. Gelbard." From U.S. Department of State. 02/14/1997.
• "U.S. Counternarcotics Policy Toward Colombia. Testimony by Assistant Secretary Robert S. Gelbard." From U.S. Department of State. 09/11/1996.
• "Coca Eradication Efforts in Colombia." By Coletta Youngers. From Washington Office on Latin America. 06/02/1997.

Counternarcotics: Costa Rica

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Belize / Costa Rica / El Salvador." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "Narcotráfico en Costa Rica: Drogas Versus Democracia." Por Mercedes Muñoz G. y Rodia Romero. De Diálogo Centroamericano para la Seguridad y la Desmilitarización. 08/01/1997.
• "Alerta por Narcotráfico en Costa Rica." Por Miguel Díaz S. De Diálogo Centroamericano para la Seguridad y la Desmilitarización. 08/01/1997.

Counternarcotics: Cuba

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Aruba / Bahamas / Cuba." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Dominican Republic

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Dominican Republic." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Dominican Republic / Guyana / Haiti." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Ecuador

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Ecuador." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Colombia / Ecuador / Paraguay." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: El Salvador

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Belize / Costa Rica / El Salvador." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Guatemala

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Guatemala." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Guatemala / Honduras / Mexico." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Guyana

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Dominican Republic / Guyana / Haiti." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Haiti

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Haiti." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Dominican Republic / Guyana / Haiti." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Honduras

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Guatemala / Honduras / Mexico." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Jamaica

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Jamaica." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Jamaica / Netherlands Antilles / Suriname / Trinidad and Tobago." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Mexico

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Mexico." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Guatemala / Honduras / Mexico." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "Drug Control: Status of Counternarcotics Efforts in Mexico," General Accounting Office (GAO), document no. T-NSIAD-98-129, March 18, 1998. [Plain text]
• "Mexica n and American Responses to the International Narcotics Threat. Testimony by Assistant Secretary Robert S. Gelbard." From U.S. Department of State. 03/12/1997.
• "U.S.- Mexico Counternarcotics Cooperation: Statement by Assistant Secretary for Inter- American Affairs, Jeffrey Davidow." From U.S. Department of State. 10/29/1997.
• "The Nature and Extent of U.S.-Mexican Anti-Narcotics Cooperation. Statement by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jane E. Becker." From U.S. Department of State. 03/28/1996.
• "U.S. - Mexico Counternarcotics Cooperation." By Jeffrey Davidow, Asst. Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs. From U.S. Department of State. 10/29/1997.
• "Testimony: Mexico and U.S. International Drug Policy." By George Vickers. From Washington Office on Latin America. 03/12/1997.

Counternarcotics: Nicaragua

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Nicaragua / Panama." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Panama

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Panama." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Nicaragua / Panama." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "Update: The Panama Canal Base Negotiations." By Adam Isacson and Susan Peacock. From Center for International Policy. 10/31/1996.

Counternarcotics: Paraguay

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Paraguay." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Colombia / Ecuador / Paraguay." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Peru

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Peru." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Peru / Uruguay / Venezuela." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• General Accounting Office report number NSIAD-95-11: "Drug Control: U.S. Antidrug Efforts in Peru's Upper Huallaga Valley." 12/07/94
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Counternarcotics: South America

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: South America." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1997: South America." From U.S. Department of State. 03/01/1998.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1996: South America." From U.S. Department of State. 03/01/1997.

Counternarcotics: Suriname

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Jamaica / Netherlands Antilles / Suriname / Trinidad and Tobago." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Trinidad and Tobago

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Jamaica / Netherlands Antilles / Suriname / Trinidad and Tobago." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Uruguay

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Peru / Uruguay / Venezuela." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.

Counternarcotics: Venezuela

• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Venezuela." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.
• "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998: Peru / Uruguay / Venezuela." From U.S. Department of State. March 1999.