Overview

In recent years, West Africa has played an increasing role in the global drug trade. In the early 2000s, drug traffickers searching for new routes and markets began shipping South American cocaine to Europe through West Africa. Criminal groups have now expanded their operations in the region to include heroin trafficking and methamphetamine production. While cocaine trafficked through West Africa typically reaches Europe rather than the United States, illicit activities surrounding the West African drug trade jeopardise U.S. goals in the region. The drug trade destabilises governments and funds terrorist organisations, including Hezbollah and Al Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb. In 2011, the State Department launched the West Africa Cooperative Security Initiative to coordinate the U.S. response to these threats. This has been a positive start, but the Caucus believes more must be done. This book provides eight recommendations on how the United States can better assist our partners in West Africa.

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Author:   Cristina Webster
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.142kg
ISBN:  

9781634858670

ISBN 10:   1634858670
Pages:   65
Publication Date:   01 December 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; Eight Steps to Counter the Drug Trade in West Africa; Statement of Thomas Harrigan, Deputy Administrator, Drug Enforcement Agency. Hearing on Countering Narcotics Threats in West Africa; Statement of William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs. Hearing on Countering Narcotics Threats in West Africa; Testimony of Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, U.S. State Department. Hearing on Countering Narcotics Threats in West Africa; Statement of William F. Wechsler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics & Global Threats, Department of Defense. Hearing on Countering Narcotics Threats in West Africa; Index.

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