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Commentary

Jul 13, 2001

The Americas: Colombia's Rebels Talk Peace but Make More War

Colombia's friends, primarily the U.S., should be prepared to provide sustained and adequate support to the Colombian armed forces, not just for drug eradication, as is the case with the current policy, but to restore the capacity of the Colombian state to defend itself against forces that seek to overthrow it.
Commentary

Jun 17, 2001

Violence Unraveling the Fabric of Society

Threats to democracy and stability in the Andean region of South America could confront the United States with its most serious security crisis in this hemisphere since the Central American wars of the 1980s.
Research

Jan 1, 2001

Colombian Labyrinth: The Synergy of Drugs and Insurgency and Its Implications for Regional Stability

The authors find that instability in Colombia stems from the interaction and synergies of the underground drug economy and armed challenges to the state's authority.
Research

Jan 1, 1997

The mismeasurement of illegal drug markets : the implications of its irrelevance

The mismeasurement of illegal drug markets : the implications of its irrelevance
Research

Jan 1, 1997

Reinforcing Operants Other Than Abstinence in Drug Abuse Treatment: An Effective Alternative for Reducing Drug Use

These effects were maintained with a trend toward continuing improvement for the TP groups even after contingencies were discontinued.
Jan 1, 1996

Snow Job? The War Against International Cocaine Trafficking

This book examines source country control policies -- policies intended to control the production and export of cocaine from Latin America -- and their limitations.
Research

Jan 1, 1994

What is the Average Price of an Illicit Drug?

Estimates of the total dollar value of the markets for illicit drugs are usually produced by multiplying estimated consumption by price. This paper argues that the relevant price for such calculations is not simply the price of one standard unit.
Research

Jan 1, 1994

A System Description of the Cocaine Trade

This report documents a computer spreadsheet-based 'systems description' for the cocaine trade that is a combination of database and analytical tool.
Research

Jan 1, 1993

Snow Job? The Efficacy of Source Country Cocaine Policies

This dissertation presents a dynamic economic model of the cocaine industry and source country drug control policies
Jan 1, 1990

The Limits of the Czar's Ukase: Drug Policy at the Local Level

As concern about drug trafficking and abuse has risen, enormous political attention has been focused on the need for a national strategy. The authors argue that a focus on national strategy is misplaced since it ignores the local nature of drug problems.
Jan 1, 1989

The Organization of High-Level Drug Markets: An Exploratory Study

This study explores a method for learning about careers and organizations in the upper levels of the cocaine and marijuana markets.
Expert Insights

Jan 1, 1977

Criminal Careers of Habitual Felons: A Summary Report

Summarizes findings from a project designed to examine the criminal careers of habitual felons. In-depth personal interviews with 49 prison inmates are the primary source of data.

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The Americas: Colombia's Rebels Talk Peace but Make More War

Violence Unraveling the Fabric of Society

Colombian Labyrinth: The Synergy of Drugs and Insurgency and Its Implications for Regional Stability

The mismeasurement of illegal drug markets : the implications of its irrelevance

Reinforcing Operants Other Than Abstinence in Drug Abuse Treatment: An Effective Alternative for Reducing Drug Use

Snow Job? The War Against International Cocaine Trafficking

What is the Average Price of an Illicit Drug?

A System Description of the Cocaine Trade

Snow Job? The Efficacy of Source Country Cocaine Policies

The Limits of the Czar's Ukase: Drug Policy at the Local Level

The Organization of High-Level Drug Markets: An Exploratory Study

Criminal Careers of Habitual Felons: A Summary Report

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Related Topics

Stopping the Flow of Fentanyl

Targeting Cartels as Terrorists Puts New Tools in Play

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

Error

The Americas: Colombia's Rebels Talk Peace but Make More War

Violence Unraveling the Fabric of Society

Colombian Labyrinth: The Synergy of Drugs and Insurgency and Its Implications for Regional Stability

The mismeasurement of illegal drug markets : the implications of its irrelevance

Reinforcing Operants Other Than Abstinence in Drug Abuse Treatment: An Effective Alternative for Reducing Drug Use

Snow Job? The War Against International Cocaine Trafficking

What is the Average Price of an Illicit Drug?

A System Description of the Cocaine Trade

Snow Job? The Efficacy of Source Country Cocaine Policies

The Limits of the Czar's Ukase: Drug Policy at the Local Level

The Organization of High-Level Drug Markets: An Exploratory Study

Criminal Careers of Habitual Felons: A Summary Report

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