Fighting the Hobbesian trinity in Colombia
Subtitle: a new strategy for peace
By: Joseph R. Nuñez.
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.; Dante B. Fascell North-South Center (Fla.)
Series: Implementing Plan Colombia special series
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College; May be obtained from the Publications and Production Office
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Carlisle, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Drug control -- Colombia.; Insurgency -- Colombia.; Military assistance, American -- Colombia.; Democratization -- Colombia.; Human rights -- Colombia.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Colombia.; Colombia -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-43).
"One of a special series on Colombia ... [sponsored by Strategic Studies Institute and the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center]"
Not distributed to depository libraries in a physical form.
"April 2001."
Available via Internet from the SSI web site (PDF only). Address as of 5/16/01: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usassi/ssipubs/pubs2001/trinity/trinity.pdf; current access is available via PURL.