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Book SynopsisThe book examines the role of cooperation and drug policies in the Americas in the twenty-first century, focusing on the major trends and challenges. It argues that one country cannot solve drug trafficking aloneâthe producing, consuming, and transit countries must work together and cooperate.
Trade ReviewThe book remains very interesting and [will] certainly attract the attention of researchers working on the problem of illicit drugs in the Americas. * Etudes Internationales *
This book takes on a fast-moving topic at a fascinating time. After far too many disappointing results and ruined lives, the ice freezing global drug policy in its mid-20th century form has begun to thaw. In another historic break, Latin America is leading the way while Washington watches. The contributors to Cooperation and Drug Policies in the Americas are some of the brightest analysts of Latin American politics and drug policy today. Contributing from a variety of disciplines, they capture this remarkable moment well. Most importantly, they do so by capturing its complexity: the geographic variation, the shifting power balances, the troubled historical legacy, the complicated menu of policy options, and the exciting ideas being debated throughout the region. I hope this book finds its way to the desks of policymakers worldwide. -- Adam Isacson, Washington Office on Latin America
This timely and informative volume helps us make sense of both continuity and change in the politics of drugs and drug control in the Americas. Highly recommended for anyone looking for an up-to-date primer on one of the most contentious issues in inter-American relations. -- Peter Andreas, Brown University
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Jonathan D. Rosen and Roberto Zepeda Chapter 1: Competing Models: International Initiatives and the War on Drugs Ted Galen Carpenter Chapter 2: Debating Reforms: Latin America and the International Drug Control Regime Coletta A. Youngers Chapter 3: Counternarcotic Policies and Cooperation in Colombia: A Shift in Policy? Jonathan D. Rosen and Robert Zepeda Chapter 4: Cooperation and Drug Policies: Trends in Peru in the Twenty-First Century Barnett S.- Koven and Cynthia McClintock Chapter 5: Current Trends in Caribbean Cooperation in the War on Drugs: A Study of Guyana Mark Kirton and Marlon Anatol Chapter 6: Mexico, Cooperation, and the Drug Policies in the Twenty-First Century Jonathan D. Rosen and Roberto Zepeda Chapter 7: Drug Trafficking: A Symptom of Crisis in Honduras Brian Fonseca and Randy Pestana Chapter 8: The Dawn of Post-Hegemonic Cooperation? Combating Transnational Narcotics in the Insular Caribbean Lilean Bobea Chapter 9: The War on Drugs in Haiti Christa Remmington and Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor Chapter 10: Inventando Caminos: Cannabis regulation in Uruguay Astrid Arrarás and Emily D. Bello-Pardo Ch 11: Cooperation, Security and the Drug phenomenon in the Inter-American Context Betty Horwitz Ch 12: Perspectives of Decriminalization and Legalization of Illicit Drugs Peter Watt and Roberto Zepeda
