Cocaine Supply Chain Relationships in Colombia （在哥伦比亚可卡因供应链关系）.pdf

Cocaine Supply Chain Relationships in Colombia and their Impact on Citizen Security: How Does the Narco-broker Come In? Annette Idler SSRC Drugs, Security and Democracy Fellow Oxford Department of International Development University of Oxford annette.idler@qeh.ox.ac.uk Prepared for delivery at the 7th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy th th Bogotá, Colombia May 15 - 17 , 2013 7th Annual Conference of the ISSDP Annette Idler Cocaine Supply Chain Relationships in Colombia and their Impact on Citizen Security: 1 How Does the Narco-broker Come In? Abstract This paper explores how the “narco-broker” is relevant for cocaine supply chains and for the repercussions that they have on citizen security. Recognition by state leaders that the war on drugs has failed spurred a debate on how to more effectively tackle the illicit drug problem. While paradigm changes such as reinforcing a public health perspective, focusing on demand rather than supply and moving towards legalisation are on the table, the mechanisms that connect the links of the cocaine supply chain are little known and hence no immediate measures to countervail these mechanisms are considered. Furthermore, their citizen securi