DRUG CONTROL In Focus:

Special Reports

The War on Drugs: Addicted to Failure
Excerpted from the findings of the Citizens' Commission on U.S. Drug Policy

Into the Quagmire: Colombia and the War on Drugs
Coletta Youngers

In Focus Policy Briefs

Andean Regional Initiative: A Policy Fated to Fail
Gina Amatangelo (July 2001)

Colombia’s Role in International Drug Industry
Winifred Tate (June 2001)

U.S. Drug Policy & Intelligence Operations in the Andes
Michael L. Evans (June 2001)

Militarization of U.S. Latin America Policy
By Adam Isacson (May 2001)

Colombia in Crisis
Andrew Miller (May 2001)

Drug Trafficking & Money Laundering
Bruce Zagaris and Scott Ehlers (May 2001)

Militarization of the U.S. Drug Control Program
Gina Amatangelo (May 2001)

Drug Policy: Failure at Home
Eric Sterling (May 2001)

Coca Eradication
Phillip Coffin and Jeremy Bigwood (March 2001)

AIDS and Developing Countries: Facilitating Access to Essential Medicines
Robert Weissman (March 2001)

Drug Certification
Bill Spencer with Gina Amatangelo (March 2001)

Bolivia: Eradication and Backlash
George Ann Potter and Linda Farling (October 2000; updated June 2001)

Colombia in Crisis
Carlos Salinas (March 2000)

U.S. Drug Policy
Eric Sterling (November 1999)

Coca Eradication
Phillip Coffin (October 1998)

Militarization of the U.S. Drug Control Program
Peter Zirnite (September 1998)

Drug Certification
Bill Spencer (September 1998)

Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering
Scott Ehlers (June 1998)

U.S. Drug Control Policy
Peter Andreas (November 1996)

The CIA, Contras, Gangs, and Crack
William Blum (November 1996)

Progressive Response

Focus on Plan Colombia
Steven Staples (June 2001)

Drug War Kills Americans in Peru
FPIF editors (May 2001)

Front Line Drug Warrior Calls for Peace
LCDR Sylvester L. Salcedo, U.S.NR (Ret.) (March 2000)

Ignoring Lessons of Drug Wars Past
Kevin B. Zeese, President, Common Sense for Drug Policy (March 2000)

Global Affairs Commentaries

A Much Wider War
Lisa Haugaard (July 2001)

Colombia: Recalling the Backyard Analogy
Tom Barry (July 2001)

Alternative Development Won't End Colombia's War
Jason Thor Hagen (May 2001)

Hard-Learned Lessons: Plan Colombia and Democracy in Peru
Carlos Reyna Izaguirre (May 2001)

Drug Plane Shoot-Down Policy In Latin America
JoAnn Kawell (May 2001)

Closing the Latin American Air-Bridge: A Disturbing History
JoAnn Kawell (May 2001)

Certified Failure
Gina Amatangelo and Jane Garrido (March 2001)