The European Union’s Fight Against Illegal Drugs in Latin America

Thesis title: The European Union’s Fight Against Illegal Drugs in Latin America
Author: McCrady, Alexander
Thesis type: Bachelor thesis
Supervisor: Rolenc, Jan Martin
Opponents: Trávníčková, Zuzana
Thesis language: English
Abstract:
The fight against illegal drugs trafficking has been an issue throughout the late 20th century up until modern times. Affected most by this problem is the region of Latin America. Traditionally, this issue has been combatted with the War on Drugs; however, as time has progressed, the EU’s European model has begun to take over. This thesis’ purpose is to understand how the EU has been using declaratory and operational policies to fight against illegal drug trafficking in Latin America since the early 1990s. The EU’s use of interregionalism to foster ae new era of drug policies in Latin America will be explored through a single quantitative case study. This exploration will help uncover the exact means of the EU’s fight against illegal drug trafficking in Latin America and how it influenced this fight overall. The thesis ultimately discovered the EU’s European model has influenced the fight against illegal drug trafficking not only in Latin America, but in world hegemons such as the U.S. and that it is through this exact European model that the EU fights illegal drug trafficking: however, the EU’s true motives in the region are often shrouded in mystery.
Keywords: COPOLAD; EU; European Model; Latin America; Interregionalism
Thesis title: The European Union’s Fight Against Illegal Drugs in Latin America
Author: McCrady, Alexander
Thesis type: Bakalářská práce
Supervisor: Rolenc, Jan Martin
Opponents: Trávníčková, Zuzana
Thesis language: English
Abstract:
The fight against illegal drugs trafficking has been an issue throughout the late 20th century up until modern times. Affected most by this problem is the region of Latin America. Traditionally, this issue has been combatted with the War on Drugs; however, as time has progressed, the EU’s European model has begun to take over. This thesis’ purpose is to understand how the EU has been using declaratory and operational policies to fight against illegal drug trafficking in Latin America since the early 1990s. The EU’s use of interregionalism to foster a new era of drug policies in Latin America will be explored through a single quantitative case study. This exploration will help uncover the exact means of the EU’s fight against illegal drug trafficking in Latin America and how it influenced this fight overall. The thesis ultimately discovered the EU’s European model has influenced the fight against illegal drug trafficking not only in Latin America, but in world hegemons such as the U.S. and that it is through this exact European model that the EU fights illegal drug trafficking: however, the EU’s true motives in the region are often shrouded in mystery.
Keywords: Interregionalism; EU; European model; COPOLAD; Latin America

Information about study

Study programme: International and Diplomatic Studies
Type of study programme: Bakalářský studijní program
Assigned degree: Bc.
Institutions assigning academic degree: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
Faculty: Faculty of International Relations
Department: Department of International and Diplomatic Studies

Information on submission and defense

Date of assignment: 1. 7. 2022
Date of submission: 28. 4. 2023
Date of defense: 25. 5. 2023
Identifier in the InSIS system: https://insis.vse.cz/zp/80958/podrobnosti

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