Cooperation and drug policies in the Americas : trends in the twenty-first century / edited by Roberto Zepeda and Jonathan Rosen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Jonathan D. Rosen and Roberto Zepeda -- 1. Competing models : international initiatives and the war on drugs / Ted Galen Carpenter -- 2. Debating reforms : Latin America and the international drug control regime / Coletta A. Youngers -- 3. Counter-narcotic policies and cooperation in Colombia : a shift in policy? / Jonathan D. Rosen and Robert Zepeda -- 4. Cooperation and drug policies : trends in Peru in the twenty-first century / Barnett S. Koven and Cynthia McClintock -- 5. Current trends in caribbean cooperation in the war on drugs : a study of Guyana / Mark Kirton and Marlon Anatol -- 6. Mexico, cooperation, and the drug policies in the twenty-first century / Jonathan D. Rosen and Roberto Zepeda -- 7. A symptom of crisis in Honduras : drug trafficking / Brian Fonseca and Randy Pestana -- 8. The dawn of post-hegemonic cooperation? : combating transnational narcotics in the insular Caribbean / Lilian Bobea -- 9. The war on drugs in Haiti / Christa L. Remington and Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor -- 10. Inventando caminos : cannabis regulation in Uruguay / Astrid Arrarás and Emily D. Bello-Pardo -- 11. Cooperation, security and the drug phenomenon in the inter-American context / Betty Horwitz -- 12. Perspectives of decriminalization and legalization of illicit drugs / Peter Watt and Roberto Zepeda.

"This volume examines drug policies and the role of cooperation in the Americas. Many current and former politicians have discussed the failures of the war on drugs and the need for alternative approaches. Uruguay as well as Colorado and Washington have legalized marijuana. The Organization of American states produced a report in 2013 which discussed alternative policy options to the drug war. This work examines the nature of cooperation and drug policies in the twenty-first century in the Americas, highlighting the major challenges and obstacles. The argument is that one country cannot solve drug trafficking as it is a transnational problem. Therefore, the producing, consuming, and transit countries must work together to resolve this issue"--Book cover.