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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 CIA and the Perils of Politization, IPR by Melvin A. Goodman, March 2008 [.pdf]

Ever Changing, Always the Same: The State of U.S.-Cuban Relations, IPR by Wayne Smith and Jennifer Schuett, December 2007 [.pdf]

Crimes of the Central Intelligence Agency: How Covert Action Harms U.S. Security, IPR by Melvin A. Goodman, November 2007 [.pdf]

Facing the Storms Together: CIP convenes first U.S. - Cuba hurricane conference, IPR by Wayne Smith and Jennifer Schuett, August 2007 [.pdf]

Torture, Terror and Innocence: Why the prison at Guantanamo must be closed, IPR by Jennifer Schuett and Abigail Poe, July 2007 [.pdf]

Taking "No" for an Answer: The "American Servicemembers' Protection Act" and the Bush Administration's Security Relations with Latin America, IPR by Adam Isacson, May 2007 [.pdf]

Below the radar: U.S. military programs with Latin America, 1997-2007, a joint report by CIP, LAWG and WOLA, March 2007 [.pdf]

Convergent Interests: U.S. energy security and the "securing" of Nigerian democracy, IPR by Paul Lubeck, Michael Watts and Ronnie Lipschutz, February 2007 [.pdf] | executive summary]

The Forgotton Bargain: Nonproliferation and Nuclear Disarmament, International Policy Report by Selig S. Harrison, December 2006.

Plan Colombia - Six Years Later, International Policy Report by Adam Isacson, November 2006. Read a summary here, or download the report [.pdf]

Nuclear turning point: North Korea, Iran and Nuclear Disarmament, IPR, November 2006 [Web (.html) | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)]

Plan Colombia - Six Years Later, IPR by Adam Isacson, November 2006 [web summary | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)]

Blueprint for intelligence reform, IPR by Melvin Goodman, June 2006 [Web (.html) | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)]

The corruption of intelligence in the leadup to the invasion of Iraq, IPR by Melvin Goodman, June 2006 [Web (.html) format | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)]

National Intelligence: The dereliction of congressional oversight, IPR by Melvin Goodman, May 2006 [Web (.html) format | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]

Sanctuary for Terrorists?, IPR by Wayne S. Smith, Shauna Harrison and Sheree Adams, January 2006 [Web (.html) format | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]

Peace - or "Paramilitarization?", IPR by Adam Isacson, July 2005 [Web (.html) format | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]

Blueprint for a New Colombia Policy, report from CIP, the Latin America Working Group, and the Washington Office on Latin America, March 2005. (.pdf)

Guantanamo: Our Own Devil's Island?, IPR by Tiana S. Gierke, May 2005 (.pdf)

Cuba Should Not be on the Terrorist List, IPR by Wayne S. Smith, Robert Muse, and Glenn Baker, November 2004 (.pdf)

Blurring the Lines: Trends in U.S. military programs with Latin America, a new report from CIP, the Latin America Working Group Education Fund, and the Washington Office on Latin America. [Web (.html) format | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]

Commission for a Free Cuba Sets Restrictions on Americans, IPR by Wayne Smith and Seema Patel, June 2004 (.pdf)

Marching for Life: Defying threats, a movement of rural Hondurans leads Central America's struggle against illegal logging and the corruption that sustains it. IPR by Bruna Genovese, June 2004 (English .pdf) (Spanish .pdf)

A Time for Change: The Outrageous Federal Sugar Subsidy Program, IPR by Wayne Smith, June 2004 (.pdf)

Uses and Misuses of Intelligence, IPR by Melvin Goodman, January 2004 (.pdf)

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]

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

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

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. [World-wide 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. [World-wide web (.html) format (950 KB) | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format (565 KB)]

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. [World-wide web (.html) format (500 KB) | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format (403 KB)]

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

"Conference Probes Potential for 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. [World-wide web (.html) format (300 KB) | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format (356 KB]

"El Plan Colombia: El Debate en los Estados Unidos" por Ingrid Vaicius, Agosto del 2000. [World-wide web (.html) format (333 KB) | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format (650 KB)]

"Arnold & Porter Legal Opinion Clarifies Land-mine Treaty," By James R. Morrell. September 2000, reissued December 2000.

"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)

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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CIP's books

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Bush League Diplomacy: How the Neoconservatives are Putting the World at Risk, by Senior Fellows Mel Goodman and Craig Eisendrath, May 2004.
How have George W. Bush and the neoconservatives in his administration managed to erode a half century of foreign relations in such a short period of time? What impact will the increased use of military force in place of diplomacy, and the ever-increasing deficit spending this creates, have on social policies at home? Veteran foreign policy analysts Craig Eisendrath and Mel Goodman answer these questions and many more.

Korean Endgame: A Strategy for Reunification and U.S. Disengagement, by Senior Fellow Selig S. Harrison, 2002.
Based on meetings with both Kim Il Sung and his son, Kim Jong Il, Harrison presents explanations of Pyongyang's actions that are more sympathetic and intelligent than the official pronouncements of the North Korean government. He sees reunification as a realistic goal through a confederation of North and South, with all surrounding powers pledging the neutralization and denuclearization of the peninsula. He argues that the United States should withdraw its forces from South Korea over a ten-year period and seek to be an honest broker between North and South. With the end of the Cold War, North Korea lost the security backing of both Russia and China, and thus, in Harrison's view, it feels vulnerable to American attack, justifying the restart of its uranium-enrichment program.

National Insecurity: U.S. Intelligence After the Cold War, Senior Fellow Craig Eisendrath, editor, January 2000.
Drawing on their experience in government administration, research and Foreign Service, ten prominent experts propose a fundamental rethinking of the United States' intelligence needs in the post-Cold War world. In addition, they offer a coherent and unified plan for reform that can simultaneously protect U.S. security and uphold the values of our democratic system. Read the book review by James M. Wall

Just the Facts: A Civilian's Guide to U.S. Defense and Security Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean by Adam Isacson and Joy Olson, December 1999.
An essential resource for understanding the United States' complex military relationship with Latin America and the Caribbean. This book details dozens of programs and activities that the U.S. government carries out with the Western Hemisphere's security forces, such as arms transfers, training programs, exercises, deployments, counternarcotics operations and military bases.

Altered States: Security and Demilitarization in Central America, by Adam Isacson, 1997.
Exhaustively surveys current sizes and roles of militaries in Central America, the range of threats to the region's security, the extent of current U.S. military assistance and linkages. Isacson argues that the region's militaries are irrevalent to today's security needs. He then lays out what must be done so that Central America can reduce the size of armies and eventually phase them out entirely.