CIP's International Policy Reports

The Center regularly publishes short analytical pieces related to its research and programs. Our International Policy Reports are excellent resources for education and research, or just interesting to read.

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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.

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Dirty Money and Its Global Effects, by Raymond Baker, Brionne Dawson, Ilya Shulman and Clint Brewer, January 2003

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Cuba on the Terrorist List: In defense of the nation or domestic political calculation?, by Anya K. Landau and Wayne S. Smith, November 2002

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End the Travel Ban to Cuba. By Wayne S. Smith. November, 2001

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.

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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.

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• Versión en español: El "Punto Cero" del Plan Colombia (.html) (.pdf)
  

"The New Masters of Barranca:" A Report from CIP’s trip to Barrancabermeja, Colombia, March 6-8, 2001, by Adam Isacson, April 2001.

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• Versión en español: "Los Nuevos Dueños de Barranca" (.html) (.pdf)

"Conference Probes Potential fo U.S.-Cuba Farm Trade." By Kimberly L. Waldner and Wayne S. Smith, February 2001. (35.1 KB)

Plan Colombia: The Debate in Congress, 2000, by Ingrid Vaicius and Adam Isacson, December 2000.

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"Arms Trade: U.S. Outsells All Others Combined." 1999 Scorecard: U.S. $11.4 Billion, Rest of World $11.3 Billion. By David Lochhead and James Morrell. Foreword by Oscar Arias. November 2000.

"Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: Haiti's Aristide Had the Votes to Win, Yet Cheated and So Drained His Win of Legitimacy" By James R. Morrell, August 2000. (34 KB)

"El Plan Colombia: El Debate en los Estados Unidos" por Ingrid Vaicius, Agosto del 2000.

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In From the Cold: The Need for Reform of the CIA by Melvin A. Goodman, June 2000.

The Colombian Dilemma: After Half a Century of Fighting, Can a Fragile Peace Process Succeed? by Adam Isacson, February 2000.

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Getting in Deeper: The United States' Growing Involvement in Colombia's Conflict by Adam Isacson, February 2000.

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Afro-Cubans in Cuban Society by Wayne S. Smith, December 1999.

Commander-in-Chief, November 1999.

The Trend Toward Unilateralism in US Foreign Policy by Wayne S. Smith, November 1999.

Rethinking Foreign Policy: Lessons from Latin America by Robert E. White, July 1999.

European Union-US Understanding Fails to Resolve Dispute over Helms-Burton Act by Wayne S. Smith, March 1999.

"Just the Facts: A quick tour of U.S. defense and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean," By Adam Isacson and Joy Olson. December 1998.

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"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," Por Adam Isacson y Joy Olson. Enero de 1999.

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Nonissue: Cuba's Mothballed Nuclear Power Plant by Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, July 1998.

Cuba: Lost Opportunities for Cooperation on Drugs by Wayne S. Smith, April 1998.

Wanted: A Logical Cuba Policy by Wayne S. Smith, February 1998.

Haiti: Democrats Vs. Democracy by Robert E. White, November 1997.

"Open the Files: A Chance to Aid Demilitarization in Honduras," by CIP Associate Adam Isacson and Susan Peacock, visiting fellow at the National Security Archive, September 1997.

The Helms-Burton Act: A Loose Canon? by Wayne S. Smith, June 1997.

"The Intelligence Community: Time for a Major Overhaul" by Center Senior Fellow Melvin Goodman, May 1997.

"The U.S. - Cuba Imbroglio," a critique of U.S. Cuba policy in the post -Helms-Burton era, by Center Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith, May 1996.

"Altered States,"a study of U.S. links to Central America, by Center Fellow Frick Curry, December 1995.

"Human Rights in Cuba - Initiating the Dialogue," an account of a 1995 meeting between U.S. and Cuban human rights experts, by Center Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith, September 1995.

"Haiti: Success Under Fire," a commentary on U.S. policy toward Haiti following President Aristide's reinstatement, by Center Research Director Jim Morrell, January 1995.

"Our Cuba Diplomacy," an analysis which dispels many of the myths guiding U.S. policy toward Castro's Cuba, by Center Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith, October 1994.

"The Travel Ban to Cuba," a discussion of the U.S. government's policy on travel between the U.S. and Cuba, by Center Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith, May 1994.

"El Salvador's Death Squads," an analysis of new evidence from U.S. documents, by Lauren Gilbert, March 1994.

"Cuba After the Cold War," an analysis of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, by Center Senior Fellow Wayne S. Smith, March 1993.

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