Introduction : U.S. drug policy in the Northern Andes and Latin America
The growth of the narcotics industry in the Northern Andes, 1971-1980
The economic role of narcotics in Latin America, 1980-1987
U.S. narcotics control policies in the Northern Andes, 1980-1987
Reagan, the drug war, and the narco-terrorist nexus
Northern Andean guerrillas, drug trafficking, and Cold War politics
The militarization of the drug war : Bush, Panama, and the Andean strategy
The failure of the Andean strategy
Clinton : from the Andean strategy to plan Colombia
Conclusion : U.S. drug policy comes full circle.