U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School The U.S. Army’s Special Operations Center of Excellence The overall classification of this brief is: UNCLASSFIED Briefer: Type of Brief: Date: Version: NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Team 3 Information Brief 28 Feb 2014 V3 – AJS Drug Trafficking In Central Asia

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Purpose: Present a information brief on the issue of drug trafficking in Central Asia. Agenda –Historical Background –Problem statement –Operational Variable Analysis (PMESII-PT) –Recommendations –Summary –Questions and Comments Purpose and Agenda

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Central Asia

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF The drug trade out of Afghanistan greatly destabilizes Central Asia and also contributes to the funding of international terrorist and criminal organizations which are a clear threat to the United States’ National Security. The international community must continue to work alongside Central Asian countries in order to find more creative solutions to stifle the flow of illicit drugs through that region and into the rest of the world. Problem Statement

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Drug Routes

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF United States and EU follow lead of Central Asian countries Target Islamist militants and small local dealers Organized crime corrupts politicians with money Rhetoric and promises of border security Politics

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Lack of political will Russian Generals only exacerbated the problem Russia opposes Western presence in Central Asia So What? Politics

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF GDP in Tajikistan Transfers from nationals living abroad NATO has no intentions of upsetting status quo GDP after the end of civil war Economics

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Opiate seizures since 2001 Drug related to violence International trade agreements Current military and police forces Attempts at border security Military

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Enrichment among individual actors and groups Distrust of government (Khorog in July 2012) Trafficking is means of income. Social

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Uncontrolled borders with Kyrgyzstan, 30% unguarded/ no infrastructure. Mountainous terrain, poor road conditions, and inhospitable climate Lack of Infrastructure on Tajikistan-Afghanistan Border. Infrastructure

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Information flow and corruption The Central Asia Counter-Narcotics Initiative (CACI) Drug addicts and HIV cases Drug traffickers and social media Information

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Northern Route through Central Asia Long and vast border Main axis Physical

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Current US/UN/EU attempts to solve the problem Recommendations: –Political –Economic –Information Recommendations

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Consequences of drug trafficking and US Security Current solutions have made minimal impact Creative and comprehensive new solutions needed Summary

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Questions and Comments

UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF CIA World Factbook United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime 3. Drug control in Central Asia, An assessment of compliance with International law. Timothy A. Krambs U.S. Army. ntry=Yes Sources