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Reports
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Terrorism, Insurgency, and Drugs Still Threaten America's Southern Flank. June 2008.
- "FARC and drug-related terrorism still threatens progress made in Colombia, the essential U.S. partner in the Andes. The U.S. should work to bolster Colombia's capacity and will to defeat FARC terrorism by continuing to fund Plan Colombia and by ratifying the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Exports of Colombian cocaine, long a staple of FARC funding, are financing the mounting assault of Mexican drug cartels on Mexican law enforcement and the very fabric of democratic governance. The U.S. Congress should act promptly, without imposing excessive conditions, to provide much-needed aid to the Mexican government to fight the drug trade and curb drug violence. For the moment, drugs, crime, terrorism, and Chávez have heightened U.S. awareness of security threats along America's southern flank."
Source: Heritage Foundation (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: #2152.
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Unrealized Nexus? WMD-Related Trafficking, Terrorism, and Organized Crime in the Former Soviet Union. August 2007.
- Proliferation of WMD in the former Soviet Union specifically in Central Asia and the Caucasus is of great concern during the post 9/11 era. Ineffective security at a host of NBC facilities in the region has given rise to a "perfect storm" prediction among analysts. This report explores data collection and other possible anomalies that indicate an unreliable system of detection of WMD proliferation.
Source: Arms Control Association (All by Source | Source Website).
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Decisive Phase of Colombia's War on Narco-Terrorism. January 2005.
- This report discusses the history of Colombia's war on narco-terrorism.
Source: Air University Press, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama (All by Source | Source Website).
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Miscellaneous Resources
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Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering Investigations: Who Investigates and How Effective Are They? May 2004.
- This hearing discusses "the effects of narcotics growth and distribution in Afghanistan and the Andean Ridge areas" focusing on "monetary gains from the same drug trade financing terrorism at home and abroad" and the "aspects of the money laundering, the proceeds of narcotics trafficking perpetuating the operations of individuals and organizations involved in this criminal undertaking."
Source: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House (All by Source). Report Number: 108-243. Large File: 7.1+ Mb.
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Financial and Economic Aspects of Terrorism :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Illicit Drugs and the Terrorist Threat: Casual Links and Implications for Domestic Drug Control Policy. April 2004.
- This report discusses "the relationships between drug trafficking and terrorism and analyzes some of the policy implications of those relationships for anti-drug policy" and addresses "issues relating to the formulation and execution of drug control policy in the context of its implications for terrorism."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL32334.
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Miscellaneous Resources
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Narco-Terrorism: International Drug Trafficking and Terrorism--A Dangerous Mix. May 2003.
- This hearing, before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, discusses terrorist's involvement in the trafficking of illegal drugs, primarily as a source of financing for their terrorist operations.
Source: Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: J-108-12. Large File: 3.9+ Mb.
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Financial and Economic Aspects of Terrorism :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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U.S. Military Intervention in Colombia: Strategic and Operational Planning Considerations. May 2003.
- This report discusses "the strategic and operational considerations for US military intervention in fighting the complex conflict in Colombia as a potential base-planning document, while also analyzing the necessity of greater unified military action-to include its possibility for success, in order to solve Colombia's narco-terrorist, insurgent threat."
Source: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (All by Source).
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Insurgency/Counterinsurgency :
Military Issues
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Global Overview of Narcotics-Funded Terrorist and Other Extremist Groups. May 2002.
- This report discusses "the nexus between selected anti-U.S. terrorist and extremist groups in the world and organized crime, specifically drug trafficking, and how this relationship might be vulnerable to countermeasures."
Source: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress (All by Source | Source Website). Large File: 1.5+ Mb.
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Nonstate Actors in Colombia: Threat and Response. May 2002.
- "Colombia's deeply rooted and ambiguous warfare has reached crisis proportions in that Colombia's "Hobbesian Trinity" of illegal drug traffickers, insurgents, and paramilitary organizations are creating a situation in which life is indeed "nasty, brutish, and short." The first step in developing a macro-level vision, policy, and strategy to deal with the Colombian crisis in a global context is to be clear on what the Colombian crisis is, and what the fundamental threats implicit (and explicit) in it are. Political and military leaders can start thinking about the gravity of the terrorist strategy employed by Colombia's stateless adversaries from this point. It is also the point from which leaders can begin developing responses designed to secure Colombian, Hemispheric, and global stability. The author seeks to explain the Colombian crisis in terms of nonstate threats to the state and to the region--and appropriate strategic-level responses."
Source: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College (All by Source | Source Website).
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Military Issues
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Narco-Terror: the International Connection Between Drugs and Terror. April 2002.
- This report discusses the facts that tie together drug trafficking and terrorism. It also uses as examples the relationship between terrorism and drugs in Afghanistan, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.
Source: Drug Enforcement Administration (All by Source | Source Website).
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Drug Trade and the Terror Network. October 2001.
- This hearing discusses "the ancillary global threat of the Afghan drug trade as a source of financial support for terrorist activities well beyond the Middle East."
Source: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House (All by Source). Report Number: 107-93.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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U.S. Security Policy in the Western Hemisphere: Why Colombia, Why Now, and What Is To Be Done? June 2001.
- "This is one in the Special Series of monographs stemming from the February 2001 conference on Plan Colombia cosponsored by the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College and The Dante B. Fascell North-South Center of the University of Miami. In substantive U.S. national security terms, the author addresses the questions, Why Colombia, Why Now, and What Is To Be Done? He explains the importance of that troubled country to the United States. He points out that the fragile democracy of Colombia is at risk, and that the violent spillover effects of three simultaneous wars pose a threat to the rest of the Western Hemisphere and the interdependent global community. Then he makes a case against continued tactical and operational approaches to the Colombian crisis and outlines what must be done. In that connection, he recommends an actionable political-military strategy to attain security, stability, democratic governance, and a sustainable peace. The proposed strategy would not be costly in monetary or military terms. It would, however, require deliberate planning, cooperation, time, and will."
Source: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College (All by Source | Source Website).
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Military Issues
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Confronting Threats to Security in the Americas. June 1999.
- This hearing discusses the possible consequences of and response to the scheduled end of "strategic U.S. presence in Panama."
Source: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate (All by Source). Report Number: S. Hrg. 106-234.
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Miscellaneous Resources :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Terrorism and Drug Trafficking: Testing Status and Views on Operational Viability of Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis Technology. April 1999.
- This report for the Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government of the Senate's Committee on Appropriations about PFNA (which detects specific materials by exposing their constituent elements to short bursts of neutrons), focused on the status of field-testing plans for counterterrorism and counterdrug purposes and various views on the operational viability of such a system. GAO Report. Report Num. GAO/GGD-99-54.
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO/GGD-99-54.
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Equipment
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Terrorism and Drug Trafficking: Responsibilities for Developing Explosives and Narcotics Detection Technologies. April 1997.
- GAO Report for the House's Committee on International Relations reviewing U.S. organization for development of explosives and narcotics detection technologies, focusing on the roles, responsibilities, and authority of relevant agencies, joint development coordination mechanisms, and efforts to strengthen detection technology development.
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO/NSIAD-97-95.
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Equipment
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Terrorism and Drug Trafficking: Technologies for Detecting Explosives and Narcotics. September 1996.
- GAO report to Congress about available and planned explosives and narcotics detection technologies including information on funding, technological characteristics and limitations, and deployment by the United States and other countries.
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO/NSIAD/RCED-96-252.
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Equipment
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Terrorism and Drug Trafficking: Threats and Roles of Explosives and Narcotics Detection Technology. March 1996.
- GAO report to Congress focused on the threats of terrorism and narcotics trafficking to airports and other ports of entry into the United States and the strategies and detection technology deployments meant to combat them.
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO/NSIAD/RCED-96-76BR.
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Emergency Management
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Articles
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A Social Network Approach to Understanding an Insurgency. 2007.
- "Tomorrow's battles are not between armies of world powers, nor are the weapons employed large formations of tanks, planes, or ships. Rather, the combatants come from terrorist networks such as Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda, Abu Musab al Zarqawi's insurgents, and international drug cartels. They prefer to rely on indirect irregular or guerilla warfare or episodic acts of terrorism, counting on these to wear down the will and strength of their adversaries." This explains todays new enemies and how their strategies differ from traditional warfare.
Source: Parameters, U.S. Army War College Quarterly (All by Source | Source Website).
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Al Qaeda :
Insurgency/Counterinsurgency
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Afghanistan: When Counternarcotics Undermines Counterterrorism. 2005.
- In this article, the author demonstrates in what ways counternarcotics operations in Afghanistan have affected and can affect counterterrorism operations in the area. The author defines the usual types of counternarcotics operations and how they can damage the rural community, the hopes for democracy, and the effectiveness of counterterrorism.
Source: Washington Quarterly (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: Vol. 28, No. 4.
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Global Overview of Narcotics-funded Terrorist and Other Extremist Groups. May 2002.
- "This global survey, based entirely on open sources, is intended to provide an assessment of the nexus between selected anti-U.S. terrorist and extremist groups in the world and organized crime, specifically drug trafficking, and how this relationship might be vulnerable to countermeasures. More specifically, the aim is to help develop a causal model for identifying critical nodes in terrorist and other extremist networks that can be exploited by Allied technology, just as counterdrug technology has been used in the war against drug trafficking. To this end, the four analysts involved in this study have examined connections between extremist groups and narcotics trafficking in the following countries, listed by region in order of discussion in the text: Latin America: Triborder Region (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay), Colombia, and Peru; the Middle East: Lebanon; Southern Europe (Albania and Macedonia); Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; and East Asia: Philippines. These are preliminary, not definitive, surveys."
Source: Library of Congress (All by Source | Source Website). Large File: 1+ Mb.
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