Drugs and contemporary warfare
"The relationship between drugs and today's wars has grown more noticeable since the end of the Cold War and will likely gather strength in this era of increased globalization. Many violent groups and governments have recently turned to illicit narcotics in their entrepreneurial quests to stay viable in the post-Cold War world. It is no coincidence that many of the most violent and ongoing conflicts, from the Balkans to the Hindu Kush, from the Andes to the Golden Triangle, occur in areas of widespread drug production and well-traveled distribution routes." "Interdisciplinary in its approach, Drugs and Contemporary Warfare uses the most up-to-date research to investigate the convergence of drugs and modern warfare, the broad spectrum of violent actors involved in the drug trade, the drugs they produce and distribute, and how these drugs enter into battlefield conflicts and give rise to combat narcosis. Paul Rexton Kan then examines counternarcotics operations and suggests solutions to curb the drug trade's effects on contemporary conflict. He offers several broad strategies that refine assessments, policies. and operations to promote improvement in social, economic, and political conditions. The hope is that these strategies will help citizens create sustainable societies and robust governments in war afflicted countries struggling under the drug trade's shadow. In a world searching for peace, the answer may not be solely on the battlefield but also on the front line against illegal narcotics."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2009
Potomac Books, Washington, D.C., ©2009
xiii, 193 pages ; 24 cm
9781597972567, 9781597972574, 1597972568, 1597972576
281087779
Hazy shades of war
Drugging the battlefield : drugs as war funding
High at war : drug use by combatants
Narcotics and nation-building : drug trade as post-conflict complication
Sober lessons for the future : the dynamics of drug-fueled conflicts
Shaky paths forward : strategies and approaches in drug-fueled conflicts