SUMMARY: My review and definitive post on cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.
Tag: government
Monroe Doctrine: An Overview
An overview of the Monroe Doctrine.
Plan Colombia: An Overview
SUMMARY: Brief overview of Plan Colombia, the US-funded strategy to stabilize the country.
Guatemala and United Fruit: US Policy Blunder
SUMMARY: Overview taken from Michael Reid’s Forgotten Continent on the US toppling of Guatemala’s elected government in 1954.
FARC, Guerrillas, and Paramilitaries in Colombia
SUMMARY: Brief history written by Michael Reid’s Forgotten Continent on the armed conflict in Colombia involving FARC, ELN, paramilitaries, and of course the Colombian state.
Cocaine Cartels and Economics in Colombia
SUMMARY: Overview taken from Michael Reid’s Forgotten Continent on the history of the cocaine industry in Colombia and its economic implications.
Expat Chronicles 