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The Impact of Drug Cartel Activities on International Relations (Latin American Cocaine Cartels)
Mifková, Miroslava ; Druláková, Radka (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
Organizations active in cocaine trafficking are not cartels in the proper sense of the word. They are rather complex differentiated networks with flexible relations, where both cooperation and competition is present. In general the impacts of cocaine trafficking are economic, political, diplomatic and impacts on public order. The key participants in cocaine trafficking are producer states Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, the main consumer markets are the United States and the European Union. Cocaine trafficking is on the rise in the long run, however, a decline was witnessed recently. The impacts of cocaine trafficking for the US and the EU are similar in their nature, however, they are much more grave for the US because of a longer functioning and a much bigger national cocaine market. Consequently, the US and the EU perceive the cocaine threat differently: for the US it represents a national security threat, whereas for the EU it is mainly a societal threat. A comparison of the US and EU policies towards cocaine production and trafficking shows that the US one is more active, with a broader focus and frequently of a coercive nature. Its goals are the eradication of coca, cocaine and cocaine trafficking organizations. The EU focuses on indirect eradication through social and economic development in producer areas and regional cooperation.
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