The War on Drugs and Anglo-American Relations : : Lessons from Afghanistan, 2001-2011 / / Philip A. Berry.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Berry, Philip A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Studies in Anglo-American Relations : ESAAR
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)

Reveals the inside story of the formulation and implementation of the US's and UK's counter-narcotics policies in AfghanistanChoice Outstanding Academic Title, 2020Covers the key moments of the counter-narcotics campaignDetails the development of counter-narcotics policies from a British perspective: significant given Britain's role as G8 lead nation on counter-narcoticsDraws on 74 interviews with former senior government, intergovernmental, military and diplomatic officials who were based in London, Washington and KabulThrough interviews with key policy practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic, this study reveals the complex picture of counter-narcotics policies 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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms -- Maps and Chart -- 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 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index