Fire in the Andes: U.S. Foreign Policy and Cocaine Politics in Bolivia and Peru

By Sewall H. Menzel

Fire in the Andes is a trenchant comparative analysis of why the U.S. drug wars in Bolivia and Peru are failing. While frequent anti-drug battles are won, a flawed policy analysis and strategy have led to strategic foreign policy defeat in the region. This book fills an important gap in our in-depth knowledge of U.S. foreign policy and its application in the drug wars of the high Andes region of South America. Written from the perspective of a former active participant in the U.S. anti-drug policy formulation and implementation efforts, the study uses an in-depth comparative approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the U.S. anti-drug foreign policy in Bolivia and Peru which currently comprise the primary focus of the Clinton Administration's counter-drug efforts to combat narcotrafficking at the source in Latin America today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761810013
• ISBN13: 9780761810018
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.9"