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This chapter examines drug trafficking in Colombia. Colombia has had a long history of drug trafficking, organized crime, and violence and has been at the epicenter of the US-led war on drugs for decades. Unlike some of the other case studies in this book, Colombia has been— and continues to be—a major producer of drugs. This chapter focuses on the failed war on drugs in Colombia and the consequences of such policies.
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For more, see Coletta Younger and Jonathan Rosen, “Paradigm Shift: Drug Policy from Uribeto Santos?” in Bruce M. Bagley and Jonathan D. Rosen, eds, Colombias Political Economy at the Outset of the Twenty-first Century: From Uribe to Santos and Beyond (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2015).
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Rosen, J.D. (2015). The War on Drugs in Colombia: A History of Failure. In: Brienen, M.W., Rosen, J.D. (eds) New Approaches to Drug Policies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137450999_4
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