Number: RL31016
Title: Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors
Authors: K. Larry Storrs and Nina M. Serafino, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: In April and May 2001, the Bush Administration proposed $882.29 million in FY2002 economic and counter-narcotics assistance, as well as extension of trade preferences and other measures, for Colombia and regional neighbors in an initiative called the "Andean Regional Initiative (ARI). According to the Administration, distinctive features of this initiative, compared to last year's Plan Colombia assistance, are that the assistance for economic and social programs is roughly equal to the assistance for counter-narcotics programs, and that more than half of the assistance is directed at regional countries that are experiencing the spill-over effects of illicit drug and insurgency activities.
Pages: 34
Date: Updated February 14, 2002