Counterinsurgency and Counternarcotics Strategies: Colombia's Lessons for Afghanistan

<p>Colombia and Afghanistan have suffered similar challenges with instability, as terrorist groups attempted to overthrow their respective governments by harnessing the funds, illicit networks, and covert operations of the narcotics trade. Despite similar strategies to confront these threats, Colombia's ability to effectively link counternarcotics operations with counterinsurgency operations in order to demobilize terrorists and the sources that fund them could explain the reason for which Colombia has proved successful in stabilization and Afghanistan, thus far, has not.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Defense and Strategic Studies

Year

2011

Author dc:creator

• Richardson, Ashley R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ilan Berman

• Colombia
• Afghanistan
• Plan Colombia
• counterinsurgency
• counternarcotics
• Defense and Security Studies

Statement dc:rights

• © Ashley R. Richardson

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1476

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-2477