The regional response to the crisis in Colombia
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Authors
Kaiser, Daniel R.
Subjects
Colombia
Venezuela
Brazil
Panama
Peru
Ecuador
Insurgency
Narco-trafficking
Paramilitarism
Military
Regional cooperation
Uribe
Rio Treaty
U.N. Security Council
Organization of American States
Conflict
Intervention
Sovereignty
Peacekeeping
Peacemaking
Venezuela
Brazil
Panama
Peru
Ecuador
Insurgency
Narco-trafficking
Paramilitarism
Military
Regional cooperation
Uribe
Rio Treaty
U.N. Security Council
Organization of American States
Conflict
Intervention
Sovereignty
Peacekeeping
Peacemaking
Advisors
Giraldo, Jeanne
Trinkunas, Harold
Date of Issue
2003-06
Date
June 2003
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
This thesis focuses on the regional response to the crisis in Colombia. The major conclusions of the thesis are that the crisis directly affects the security of Colombia's neighbors; that the use of military force will be the most important element in a strategy to restore security and that the Colombian military will require external military assistance to do so; that while Colombia's neighbors have traditionally rejected ideas of intervention, there are indications that they may be willing to participate in such an endeavor; and that while less politically risky courses of action are more likely to occur, a regional military force operating in a peacemaking role will be the most effective course of action towards restoring security in Colombia and the region. These conclusions are reached through an examination of the conflict's effect on Colombia and its neighbors, the capabilities of the Colombian security forces, the history of regional cooperative efforts, and recent political rhetoric and policy decisions region-wide.
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Thesis
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
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Format
xvi, 85 p. : 1 col. map
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