Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-278) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Securitisation and drug control policy : theoretical frameworks -- The "securitisation" of cocaine trafficking in the European Union -- The "securitisation" of cocaine trafficking in the United States -- EU drug control policy towards the Andes -- US drug control policy towards the Andes -- Plan Colombia : an attempt at multinational co-operation -- Conclusion.
Summary
The European Union and the United States have identified Latin American cocaine trafficking as a security threat, but their policy responses to it have differed. This book examines the ways in which the EU and the US have conceptualized this threat.