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M A S S A C H U S E T T S I N S T I T U T E O F T E C H N O L O G Y M A S S A C H U S E T T S I N S T I T U T E O F T E C H N O L O G YJanuary 200606-02M I T C E N T E R F O R I N T E R N A T I O N A L S T U D I E Sof the Conventional WisdomThe Audit of A Better Strategy Against Conventional NarcoterrorismWisdomVanda Felbab-BrownIn this series of essays, MIT’s Center MIT Center for International Studies for International Studies tours the horizon of conventional wisdoms that animate U.S. foreign policy, and put t is widely recognized that access by belligerent groups to them to the test of data and history. By subjecting particularly well-accepted Ithe gains from drug production and trafficking contributes ideas to close scrutiny, our aim is to the intensity and prolongation of military conflict. Also, that to re-engage policy and opinion leaders on topics that are too easily passing such groups—terrorists, insurgents, or warlords—grow stronger such scrutiny. We hope that this will lead to further debate and inquiries, when they successfully exploit the drug trade. The United States’ with a result we can all agree on: response—its antinarcotics policy—emphasizes crop eradication. better foreign policies that lead to a more peaceful and prosperous world. This strategy is too simplistic and, ultimately, ineffective. Authors in this series are available to the press and policy community. Because anti-government forces can derive large financial resources ...