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Category : Drug control
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Narcotics Interdiction and the Use of the Military
Author: The role of the military in drug interdiction
Author: Narcotics Interdiction and the Military
Author: Maritime Security: Counter-Terrorism Lessons from Maritime Piracy and Narcotics Interdiction
Author: E.R. LucasPublisher: IOS Press
ISBN: 1643680897
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
It can be easy to forget the critical role that maritime transport plays in the global economy, but international maritime transportation is still responsible for around 90% of global trade. Protecting the maritime infrastructure essential for this trade from terrorism is a major concern for the international community. This book originates from the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) Counter-Terrorism Lessons from Maritime Piracy and Narcotics Interdiction, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in May 2019. Participants in the three-day workshop included policymakers, senior military officers, and academics from NATO member states, international organizations, and two partner nations: Colombia and Israel. Their extensive discussions focused on methods for protecting critical maritime infrastructure, such as ports, supplies, and personnel, from seaborne terrorist attacks. Presentations and roundtables also addressed the human and social factors that contribute to the defense against terrorism in the maritime domain. The book is divided into three sections: organized crime and narcotrafficking; maritime piracy; and terrorism, and aims to bridge the gaps between these three substantive areas of maritime security research. These have remained largely separate areas of research in the past, with the result that valuable maritime security lessons from counter-piracy and counter-narcotics operations have not been fully incorporated into counter-terrorism best practice. The book facilitates the transmission of lessons learned from counter-piracy and counter-narcotic operations to formulate recommendations for best practice and technological innovations to manage maritime terrorism, and will be of interest to all those working in the field.
Shooting Up
Author: Vanda Felbab-BrownPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 081570450X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Most policymakers see counterinsurgency and counternarcotics policy as two sides of the same coin. Stop the flow of drug money, the logic goes, and the insurgency will wither away. But the conventional wisdom is dangerously wrongheaded, as Vanda Felbab-Brown argues in Shooting Up. Counternarcotics campaigns, particularly those focused on eradication, typically fail to bankrupt belligerent groups that rely on the drug trade for financing. Worse, they actually strengthen insurgents by increasing their legitimacy and popular support. Felbab-Brown, a leading expert on drug interdiction efforts and counterinsurgency, draws on interviews and fieldwork in some of the world's most dangerous regions to explain how belligerent groups have become involved in drug trafficking and related activities, including kidnapping, extortion, and smuggling. Shooting Up shows vividly how powerful guerrilla and terrorist organizations — including Peru's Shining Path, the FARC and the paramilitaries in Colombia, and the Taliban in Afghanistan — have learned to exploit illicit markets. In addition, the author explores the interaction between insurgent groups and illicit economies in frequently overlooked settings, such as Northern Ireland, Turkey, and Burma. While aggressive efforts to suppress the drug trade typically backfire, Shooting Up shows that a laissez-faire policy toward illicit crop cultivation can reduce support for the belligerents and, critically, increase cooperation with government intelligence gathering. When combined with interdiction targeting major traffickers, this strategy gives policymakers a better chance of winning both the war against the insurgents and the war on drugs.
Role of the Department of Defense in Drug Interdiction
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed ServicesPublisher:
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Category : Drug control
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Military Role in Drug Interdiction
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on InvestigationsPublisher:
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Category : Drug control
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates
Author: United States. Office of Management and BudgetPublisher:
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Category : Administrative agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Coast Guard Oversight: Roles and missions ... drug interdiction and military readiness ... procurement plans and policies
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and NavigationPublisher:
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Category : Drug control
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Military Science
Author: G. Kurt PiehlerPublisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1506310818
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1921
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Military Science provides a comprehensive, ready-reference on the organization, traditions, training, purpose, and functions of today’s military. Entries in this four-volume work include coverage of the duties, responsibilities, and authority of military personnel and an understanding of strategies and tactics of the modern military and how they interface with political, social, legal, economic, and technological factors. A large component is devoted to issues of leadership, group dynamics, motivation, problem-solving, and decision making in the military context. Finally, this work also covers recent American military history since the end of the Cold War with a special emphasis on peacekeeping and peacemaking operations, the First Persian Gulf War, the events surrounding 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and how the military has been changing in relation to these events.