Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaIgnorance studies, intelligence and the war on drugs in Colombia
The enormous resources invested in intelligence in the war on drugs have allowed state agencies to accumulate a valuable knowledge about the actions of international drug trafficking networks. Intelligence plays a central role in planning and conducting maritime interdiction operations. The use of i...
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| author | Guerrero Castro, Javier |
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| description | The enormous resources invested in intelligence in the war on drugs have allowed state agencies to accumulate a valuable knowledge about the actions of international drug trafficking networks. Intelligence plays a central role in planning and conducting maritime interdiction operations. The use of intelligence in this type of operations, however, has limitations, not least the interpretation and reinterpretation of the results. I propose that studies of ignorance can serve to explain these paradoxical results, as well as the role and limits of intelligence in the war on drugs. In this article, we reflect on the possibilities of ignorance studies to understand the different interpretations of the use of intelligence and the results of this. The present analysis was based on a series of interviews with members of the Navy in various regions of the country. |
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| spelling | urvio-article-29432021-07-13T03:39:33Z Ignorance studies, intelligence and the war on drugs in Colombia Estudios de ignorancia, inteligencia y la guerra contra las drogas en Colombia/ Ignorance studies, intelligence and the war on drugs in Colombia Guerrero Castro, Javier estudios de ignorancia Guerra contra las drogas guerra contra las drogas Estudios de Ignorancia inteligencia Interdicción Marítima interdicción marítima Inteligencia The enormous resources invested in intelligence in the war on drugs have allowed state agencies to accumulate a valuable knowledge about the actions of international drug trafficking networks. Intelligence plays a central role in planning and conducting maritime interdiction operations. The use of intelligence in this type of operations, however, has limitations, not least the interpretation and reinterpretation of the results. I propose that studies of ignorance can serve to explain these paradoxical results, as well as the role and limits of intelligence in the war on drugs. In this article, we reflect on the possibilities of ignorance studies to understand the different interpretations of the use of intelligence and the results of this. The present analysis was based on a series of interviews with members of the Navy in various regions of the country. Resumen Los enormes recursos invertidos en la inteligencia en la guerra contra las drogas han permitido a las agencias estatales acumular un importante conocimiento sobre el actuar de las redes internacionales del narcotráfico. La inteligencia juega un papel central en la planeación y conducción de operaciones de interdicción marítima. La utilización de la inteligencia en este tipo de operaciones tiene, sin embargo, limitaciones; y no menos importante, la interpretación y reinterpretación que se hace de los resultados. Propongo que los estudios de ignorancia pueden servir para explicar estos resultados paradójicos, así como el rol y los límites de la inteligencia en la guerra contra las drogas. En este artículo se reflexiona sobre las posibilidades de los estudios de ignorancia para entender las diferentes interpretaciones del uso de la inteligencia y los resultados de esta. El presente análisis se basa en una serie de entrevistas realizadas a miembros de la Armada en diversas partes del país. Abstract The enormous resources invested in intelligence in the war on drugs have allowed state agencies to accumulate a valuable knowledge about the actions of international drug trafficking networks. Intelligence plays a central role in planning and conducting maritime interdiction operations. The use of intelligence in this type of operations, however, has limitations, not least the interpretation and reinterpretation of the results. I propose that studies of ignorance can serve to explain these paradoxical results, as well as the role and limits of intelligence in the war on drugs. In this article, we reflect on the possibilities of ignorance studies to understand the different interpretations of the use of intelligence and the results of this. The present analysis was based on a series of interviews with members of the Navy in various regions of the country. FLACSO - Sede Ecuador 2017-11-13 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/2943 10.17141/urvio.21.2017.2943 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; No. 21 (2017): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (Diciembre-mayo); 158-174 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; Núm. 21 (2017): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (Diciembre-mayo); 158-174 1390-4299 1390-3691 10.17141/urvio.21.2017 spa https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/2943/2024 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/2943/2100 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/2943/2154 Derechos de autor 2017 URVIO - Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad |
| spellingShingle | Guerrero Castro, Javier Ignorance studies, intelligence and the war on drugs in Colombia |
| title | Ignorance studies, intelligence and the war on drugs in Colombia |
| title_full | Ignorance studies, intelligence and the war on drugs in Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Ignorance studies, intelligence and the war on drugs in Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ignorance studies, intelligence and the war on drugs in Colombia |
| title_short | Ignorance studies, intelligence and the war on drugs in Colombia |
| title_sort | ignorance studies, intelligence and the war on drugs in colombia |
| url | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/2943 |