Title: Fighting the Hobbesian Trinity in Colombia : a new strategy for peace /
Authors: Nunez, Joseph R.; Army War College (U.S.).; Dante B. Fascell North-South Center (Fla.)
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Drug control Colombia Congresses.; Violence Colombia Congresses; Democratization Colombia Congresses.; Human rights Colombia Congresses.; Drug control Colombia; Insurgency Colombia; Military assistance, American Colombia.; Democratization Colombia.; Human rights Colombia; United States Foreign relations Colombia Congresses.; Colombia Foreign relations United States Congresses.; United States Foreign relations Colombia.; Colombia Foreign relations United States.
Abstract: The author analyzes the drug intervention conundrum of Colombia. He then summarizes the reasons for the violent and anarchic situation that frustrates those wishing to make peace and expand democracy. After introducing what he calls the Hobbesian trinity, the author discusses alternatives to intervention and notes the complexity of the human rights challenge. He suggests a new strategy for improving human security, government accountability, democratic reform, and peace prospects. The author argues that the current approach is heading the wrong way, moving away from peace and fomenting greater instability. He concludes that there is a window of opportunity for the United States to support Colombia in a new way in its war against this anarchic trinity. But this will involve overcoming political factions responsible for the current policy that he argues is ineffective.
Contents: Introduction -- Colombia's contentious clime -- Strategy dilemmas -- A new strategy for Colombia -- Heading the wrong way -- Conclusion.