You are cordially invited to join the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) for a conversation with Winifred Tate, author of Drugs, Thugs, and Diplomats and professor at Colby College
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Washington Office on Latin America
Washington Office on Latin America
1666 Connecticut Ave NW, 4th floor
Speakers
Winifred Tate, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Colby College
Winifred Tate, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Colby College
Moderator
Adam Isacson, Senior Associate for Regional Security Policy, WOLA
Adam Isacson, Senior Associate for Regional Security Policy, WOLA
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In 2000, the United States passed a major aid package to help Colombia do it all: cut drug trafficking, defeat leftist guerrillas, support peace, and build democracy. It would prove to be a down payment on $10 billion in assistance over the next 15 years.
Of this initial aid package, called “Plan Colombia,” more than 80 percent was military aid, at a time when the Colombian security forces were linked to abusive, drug-trafficking paramilitary forces.
Professor Winifred Tate of Colby College has just published a new book about how this happened. “Drugs, Thugs, and Diplomats” examines the U.S. policymaking process in the design, implementation, and assessment of the Plan Colombia aid package.
