Security & Strategic Review May 2011 (ISSN 1741-4202)

Colombia has taken advantage of the 10 May G-8 meeting in Paris on the global drugs trade to present itself as a pioneer in the antidrugs effort with an experience that has given it valuable know-how it can share with the rest of the world. For the Europeans, its main message was that Colombia had been responsible for a significant reduction in the flow of cocaine to Europe, having lost its position as the world's greatest producer.