Trumping Colombias peace: U.S. drug war threatens fragile accord, forests
by Sean Mowbray on 5 February 2018
President Donald Trump has brought new tension to U.S.-Colombian relations, threatening to cut crucial funding at a pivotal moment in Colombias peace process and to decertify that agreement for a perceived failure to tackle the drug trade.
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Colombian coca production has risen to an all-time high, with around 90 percent of cocaine entering the U.S. coming from that Latin American country.
U.S. officials blame the cocaine resurgence on Colombias decision to halt aerial spraying of Monsantos glyphosate herbicide a controversial tactic considered to have serious health and environmental impacts by some, but rejected by others.
Now, with Colombias fragile internal truce taking hold, the Trump administrations stance reminiscent of the War on Drugs strategy of the 80s and 90s could be a great hindrance to peace, with knock-on negative effects for Colombias rural population and world-renowned biodiversity.
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