Colombia and Afghanistan : grey areas and the alliance between armed groups and drug trafficking.

• Main Author: Franck Marre.
• Other Authors: John Harrison
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/41798
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

After the end of the Cold War, some weak states lost control of neglected regions of the national territory which turned into grey areas. Guerrillas, terrorist and criminal organizations have spread out over them; some of these unruly areas have turned into chaotic and dangerous zones because trans...