Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Literature on US and European Drug Trafficking -- Cocaine Trafficking as a Manifestation of Transnational Organised Crime -- The Approach of This Book -- 1 Securitisation and Drug Control Policy: Theoretical Frameworks -- Introduction -- Security Threat and 'Securitisation' -- Non-Traditional Security Threats and State Policy -- Conclusion -- 2 The 'Securitisation' of Cocaine Trafficking in the European Union -- Introduction -- Economic Impact -- Political Impact -- Impact on Public Order -- Diplomatic Impact -- Conclusion -- 3 The 'Securitisation' of Cocaine Trafficking in the United States -- Introduction -- Economic Impact -- Political Impact -- Impact on Public Order -- Diplomatic Impact -- Conclusion -- 4 EU Drug Control Policy Towards the Andes -- Introduction -- Background -- The European Approach to Drug Control -- EU Alternative Development Programmes -- Inter-regional Co-operation -- Conclusion -- 5 US Drug Control Policy Towards the Andes -- Introduction -- The US Foreign Narcotics Policy: The Andean Strategy -- The Three-Prong Strategy to Fight Cocaine Trafficking -- Conclusion -- 6 Plan Colombia: An Attempt at Multinational Co-operation -- Introduction -- Plan Colombia -- Plan Colombia and the United States -- Plan Colombia and the European Union -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- The European Union: A Societal Threat and Economic Development -- The United States: A National Security Threat and Law Enforcement -- A Possibility for Multinational Supply Reduction Project -- Bibliography -- Appendix: List of Interviewees -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.