Plan Colombia: Towards New US State Building Policy
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https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.19.2022.81.15Keywords:
Colombia, war on drugs, state building, United States, US foreign policyAbstract
The article discusses the evolution of US policy toward the Colombian crisis. The policy and Plan Colombia are studied in the context of US nation building and state building policy. The article shows whether Plan Colombia referred to previous experiences of US nation or state building policy and how that policy evolved. The case study of Colombia allows for a general reflection on the evolution of US policy after the Cold War.
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