Weak State Sebagai Sebuah Ancaman Keamanan: Studi Kasus Kolombia

Authors

  • Ratih Herningtyas Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18196/hi.2013.0036.146-156

Keywords:

Weak State, Security threat, Colombia, Drugs trafficking

Abstract

This paper aims to describe how a weak state can become a threat to the security of other countries, using Colombia as a case study. Colombia showed a weak state characteristic as seen from the lack of control and the existence of government, military capabilities are limited, dysfunctional judicial system and weak law enforcement, as well as a weak tax collection system. The condition was successfully exploited by drug trafficking organizations to operate as well as deploy a security threat not only for the internal region of Colombia, but also for other nations. The existence of Colombia as a weak state and successfully exploited by drug trafficking organizations causing security threats such as terrorism, weapons proliferation and environmental degradation.

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Published

2015-08-22

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014)

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