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Morales seeks middle way on cocaine, pleases neither U.S. nor growers

This AP article was published in the  North County Times and the Washington Post. CARANAVI, Bolivia (AP) — On a steep slope in the Andes' eastern foothills, Paolina Quispe choked…

Update on Drug Policy Issues in Bolivia

The delegation found that in the Chapare coca growing region, the new government's policy of limiting coca production is yielding positive results and the Bolivian government will likely meet its…

Bolivia shifts tactics in its war on cocaine

Originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle .  President focuses on eradicating means of making drug, and not on coca farming Puerto Villarroel, Bolivia — As Bolivian soldiers torch a…

Crisis or Opportunity? Bolivian Drug Control Policy and the U.S. Response

Click here to view this joint Andean Information Network and Washington Office on Latin America report as a PDF. The December 2005 election of indigenous leader and coca grower Evo…