Our work involves cutting-edge research on the U.S.-Latin American military relationship and security developments in the region; conferences, delegations, and other efforts to educate policymakers and the public; and close collaboration with non-governmental counterparts in Washington and Latin America.

CIP Associate Adam Isacson (email: mailto:isacson@us.net) coordinates the demilitarization program.

Publications The "War on Drugs" meets the "War on Terror": The United States’ military involvement in Colombia climbs to the next level, by Ingrid Vaicius and Adam Isacson, February 2003. Web (.html) format Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format Just the Facts 2001-2002: A Quick Tour of U.S. Defense and Security Relations With Latin America and the Caribbean, by Adam Isacson and Joy Olson, November 2001. An update from the Latin America Working Group / CIP military aid monitoring project. Web (.html) format Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format Plan Colombia’s "Ground Zero:" a report from CIP’s trip to Putumayo, Colombia, March 9-12, 2001, by Ingrid Vaicius and Adam Isacson, April 2001. A look at the epicenter of U.S. military aid to Colombia in the wake of the first phase of "Plan Colombia.". Web (.html) format (950 KB) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format (565 KB) El "Punto Cero"del Plan Colombia: reporte del viaje de CIP al Putumayo, Colombia, Marzo 9-12, 2001. Una mirada al epicentro de la ayuda militar estadounidense a Colombia despues de la primera etapa del "Plan Colombia." Formato normal (.html) (950 KB) Formato Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) (564 KB) "The New Masters of Barranca:" A Report from CIP’s trip to Barrancabermeja, Colombia, March 6-8, 2001, by Adam Isacson, April 2001. An account of the rapid paramilitary takeover of a strategic city and the struggle of local human rights groups and community leaders. Web (.html) format (500 KB) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format (403 KB) "Los nuevos dueños de Barranca": Reporte del viaje de CIP a Barrancabermeja, Colombia, 6-8 de marzo del 2001. Cuenta sobre la rápida conquista paramilitar de una ciudad estratégica y la lucha de sus grupos de derechos humanos y líderes populares. Formato normal (.html) (500 KB) Formato Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) (404 KB) "Plan Colombia: The Debate in Congress, 2000, by Ingrid Vaicius and Adam Isacson, December 2000. Web (.html) format (300 KB) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format (356 KB) "El Plan Colombia: El Debate en los Estados Unidos." Un informe publicado por CIP en Agosto del 2000. Formato normal (.html) (333 KB) Formato Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) (1.05 MB) "The Colombian Dilemma: After half a century of fighting, can a fragile peace process succeed?" A CIP International Policy Report published February 2000. World-wide web (.html) format (685 KB) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format (1.05 MB) "Getting in Deeper: The United States' growing involvement in Colombia's conflict," a CIP International Policy Report published February 2000. World-wide web (.html) format (660 KB) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format (485 KB) "Just the Facts: A quick tour of U.S. defense and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean," a brief (twelve-page) summary of our findings. Published December 1998. World-wide web format (.html) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format "Solo los Hechos: Un Recorrido Rápido de la Ayuda de los EE.UU. en Materia de Defensa y Seguridad para América Latina y el Caribe," un breve (12 páginas) resumen de nuestros hallazgos. Publicado en Enero de 1999. Formato Internet (.html) Formato Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) Altered States: Security and Demilitarization in Central America, the October 1997 book by CIP and the Arias Foundation. "Open the Files," by Adam Isacson and Susan Peacock. A September 1997 CIP International Policy Report on an important chance to aid demilitarization in Honduras. Click here to read "Altered States," the International Policy Report CIP published in December 1995. Click here to read "El Salvador's Death Squads," the International Policy Report CIP published in March 1994.

Information Colombia: a web site dedicated to Washington's growing military commitment to the South American nation, and the ongoing effort to bring peace to Colombia. Links to CIP analyses, updates of congressional activity, official documents, recent news, and background information.  Just the Facts: a civilian's guide to U.S. defense and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean. This web site presents the most exhaustive database available anywhere of U.S. defense and security assistance to the hemisphere. Just the Facts is the product of a collaboration with the Latin America Working Group, a Washington-based coalition of sixty nongovernmental organizations. New and Noteworthy, regularly-updated links to recent media coverage of security in the Western Hemisphere.