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In 1971, Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs. Despite foreign policy efforts and attempts to combat supply lines, the United States has been for decades, and remains today, the largest single consumer market for illicit drugs on the planet.

This volume argues that the war on drugs has been ineffective at best and, at worst, has been highly detrimental to many countries. Leading experts in the fields of public health, political science, and national security analyze how U.S. policies have affected the internal dynamics of Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Central America, and the Caribbean islands. Together, they present a comprehensive overview of the major trends in drug trafficking and organized crime in the early twenty-first century.

In addition, the editors and contributors identify emerging issues and propose several policy options to address them. This accessible and expansive volume provides a framework for understanding the limits and liabilities in the U.S.-championed war on drugs throughout the Americas.

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This edited volume provides an extensive overview of the drug trade in the Americas and its impact on politics, economics, and society throughout the region. The strength of this book is its breadth. With an excellent introduction, the editors concisely outline how the drug market operates and what roles different countries have played in each part of the commodity chain. Additional chapters explain how the drug trade evolved over time, noting in particular how illicit markets adapt to law enforcement efforts. The editors complement this regional overview with case studies of drug politics in select Latin American countries. These case studies complement one another well and highlight the distinct challenges countries of the region face, ranging from those that mainly cultivate coca (e.g., Peru and Bolivia) to those that are largely transit countries (e.g., Argentina). After empirically evaluating regional and national trends, the authors sharply critique the US war on drugs and conclude the volume with an assessment of anti-drug efforts in the EU and potential alternative strategies for the Americas. This book is a great resource for undergraduate or graduate students interested in the international drug trade. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. --Mary Fran T. Malone, University of New Hampshire

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Bruce M. Bagley , professor and former associate dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Miami, is coauthor of International Relations in Latin America . Jonathan D. Rosen , professor of international studies at the Universidad del Mar in Mexico, is the author of The Losing War: Plan Colombia and Beyond.

Contributors: Sigrid Arzt | Bruce M. Bagley | Jeanene McCoy Bengoa | Oscar Bernal | Lilian Bobea | Marten W. Brienen | Carolina Cepeda | Daniel H. Ciccarone | Khatchik DerGhougassian | Roberto Domínguez | Zelde Espinel Ben-Amy | Glen Evans | Betty Horwitz | Adam Isacson | Alberto Lozano-Vázquez | Duane C. McBride | Clyde McCoy | J. Bryan Page | Jorge Rebolledo Flores | Elvira María Restrepo | Rocío A. Rivera Barradas | Francisco Rojas Aravena | Jonathan D. Rosen | James M. Shultz | Arlene B. Tickner | Juan Gabriel Tokatlian | Yulia Vorobyeva | Marcelo Rocha e Silva Zorovich