The war on drugs and Anglo-American relations: lessons from Afghanistan, 2001-2011

1. Introduction -- Part 1 -- 2. Anglo-American Relations and 9/11 -- 3. The Legacy of Drugs and a Weak State -- Part 2 -- 4. Taliban Drugs on British Streets, 2001-2002 -- 5. Lead Nation on Counter-Narcotics, 2002 -- 6. Counter-Narcotics on the Hoof, 2002-2004 -- Part 3 -- 7. Plan Afghanistan, 2004-...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berry, Philip A. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2021]
In:Year: 2021
Online Access: Table of Contents
Blurb
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 1567
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Subito Delivery Service: Order now.
Keywords:
Drug control > Afghanistan > International cooperation
Opium trade > Afghanistan
Droge
Drogenpolitik
Drogenhandel
Drogenkriminalität
Rauschgift
Internationale Kooperation
Drug control ; International cooperation
Opium trade
Usa
Großbritannien
Afghanistan
Description
Summary:1. Introduction -- Part 1 -- 2. Anglo-American Relations and 9/11 -- 3. The Legacy of Drugs and a Weak State -- Part 2 -- 4. Taliban Drugs on British Streets, 2001-2002 -- 5. Lead Nation on Counter-Narcotics, 2002 -- 6. Counter-Narcotics on the Hoof, 2002-2004 -- Part 3 -- 7. Plan Afghanistan, 2004-2005 -- 8. Afghanistan's Poppy Capital, 2005-2006 -- 9. The Lesser of Two Evils, 2006-2007 -- 10. The Showdown over Aerial Eradication, 2007 -- 11. Counter-Narcotics in Transition, 2008 -- Part 4 -- 12. Obama and Shifting Anglo-American Relations, 2009 -- 13. A Poisoned Chalice, 2009-2011 -- 14. Conclusion -- Appendix: Methodology.
Reveals the inside story of the formulation and implementation of the US and UK's counter-narcotics policies in Afghanistan. Through interviews with key policy practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic, this study reveals the complex picture of counter narcotics strategy in Afghanistan. It highlights the key points of cooperation and contention, and details the often contradictory and competitive objectives of the overall war effort in Afghanistan. Western counter-narcotics policies in Afghanistan failed dismally after opium poppy cultivation surged to unprecedented levels. The Anglo-American partnership at the centre of this battleground was divided by competing and opposing views of how to address the opium problem, which troubled the well-established Anglo-American relationship
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 235-254. Index
Physical Description:x, 263 Seiten, Karten, Diagramme, 24 cm
ISBN:9781474458474
9781474421089