Information on "Conflict" and "Andean Region"
April 2011
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Apr 2011
Resource Conflicts: Emerging Struggles over Strategic Commodities in Latin America
Author: Maiah Jaskoski
Publisher: Center on Contemporary Conflict (CCC)
Understanding conflict surrounding hydrocarbons and mineral extraction in the Central Andes is important for US interests in resource production, US influence in the region vis-à-vis other world powers, and US antinarcotics and counterterrorism objec... More on «Resource Conflicts: Emerging Struggles over Strategic Commodities in Latin America»
July 2004
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Jul 2004
A Geography of Illicit Crops (Coca Leaf) and Armed Conflict in Columbia
Author: Ana María Díaz, Fabio Sánchez
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper explores the relationship between coca leaf and opium poppies and illegal armed groups in Colombia, using the hypothesis that the geographical intensification of the conflict is the principal cause of expanding illicit crop production. More on «A Geography of Illicit Crops (Coca Leaf) and Armed Conflict in Columbia»
July 2001
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Jul 2001
The Regional Security Crisis in the Andes
Author: Judith A Gentleman
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This paper outlines some of the details and implications of the regional security crisis in the Andes and makes recommendations for US civil-military involvement in the hemispheric security arena. More on «The Regional Security Crisis in the Andes»
