Colombia: U.S. relations and issues

Intro -- COLOMBIA: U. S. RELATIONS AND ISSUES -- COLOMBIA: U. S. RELATIONS AND ISSUES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 COUNTRY PROFILE: COLOMBIA -- COUNTRY -- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- GEOGRAPHY -- SOCIETY -- ECONOMY -- TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS -- NATIONAL SECURITY -- Chapter 2 COLOMBIA: A NEW ETHANOL PRODUCER ON THE RISE? -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- COLOMBIA'S SUGAR-ETHANOL INDUSTRY -- HIGHLY EFFICIENT SUGARCANE INDUSTRY -- ETHANOL CAPACITY AND POLICY -- INDUSTRY'S ROLE IN COLOMBIA'S ECONOMY -- INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND PLANS TO EXPAND CANE PRODUCTION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 COLOMBIA AND THE UNITED STATES - THE PARTNERSHIP: BUT WHAT IS THE ENDGAME? -- SUMMARY -- Milestones in the Partnership -- Culture Matters -- Changing Perceptions in the Partnership -- Strengthening the Partnership-Plan Colombia -- The Uribe Administration -- Plan Colombia-Results at the End of 2005 -- Plan Colombia-The Sequel -- Reports to Congress on Plan Colombia and on What Assistance Will Follow -- Lessons Learned from Plan Colombia -- A Stronger Regional Approach Is Needed -- It Is Time to Change the Mix of Counterdrug Measures in Colombia -- A Double Standard for Democracy in Colombia -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 PLAN COLOMBIA: DRUG REDUCTION GOALS WERE NOT FULLY MET, BUT SECURITY HAS IMPROVED -- U.S. AGENCIES NEED MORE DETAILED PLANS FOR REDUCING ASSISTANCE -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- Plan Colombia Provided a Focus for Counternarcotics and Counterterrorism Efforts -- Security Component of Plan Colombia Expanded -- U.S. Funding for Plan Colombia -- U.S. Nationalization Efforts.