El Centro

SWJ El Centro, or "downtown" in Spanish, is our town square for analysis and discussion of Latin America's guerilla wars and criminal insurgencies. More about El Centro here.

Recent El Centro Journal Articles and SWJ Blog Posts:

Narco-Drones: A New Way to Transport Drugs

by Brenda Fiegel | Wed, 07/05/2017 - 1:34am | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 22

by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker | Mon, 06/12/2017 - 2:46pm | 0 comments

Hooked: Mexico’s Violence and U.S. Demand for Drugs

by Robert Bunker | Wed, 05/31/2017 - 8:53pm | 0 comments

SWJ El Centro Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown has a new essay out - “Hooked: Mexico’s Violence and U.S. Demand for Drugs".

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 4

by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker | Fri, 05/26/2017 - 6:34pm | 0 comments

The Circum-Caribbean (Bolivarian-Grenadine) War - Early 2017 Review

by Geoffrey Demarest | Fri, 05/26/2017 - 2:28pm | 3 comments

Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 21

by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker | Fri, 05/26/2017 - 2:09am | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 20: Mexican Newspaper (El Norte, Juárez) Closes Doors in Response to Cartel Targeting/Violence Against Journalists

by Robert Bunker, by John P. Sullivan | Tue, 05/16/2017 - 12:38pm | 0 comments

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 3: Brazilian Gangs and Colombian BACRIM Recruit Demobilized FARC Commandos

by Robert Bunker, by John P. Sullivan | Tue, 05/16/2017 - 8:38am | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #33: Terrorist TTP Firebreak Crossed - Criminal Group Utilizes Women and Children as Human Shields in Palmarito, Puebla

by Robert Bunker, by John P. Sullivan | Thu, 05/11/2017 - 8:22am | 0 comments

Criminal Networks: A Gateway for Terrorists

by Devin M. Henry | Mon, 05/01/2017 - 10:39am | 0 comments

Homeland and Security at the Local Level: A Public Policy Conference

by Marisa Mendoza, by Roger J. Chin, by Robert Bunker | Wed, 04/26/2017 - 3:00am | 0 comments

Southcom Commander: Evolving Threats Require Unified Approach

by DoD News | Tue, 04/25/2017 - 5:04pm | 0 comments

The evolving security challenges in Central America are threatening the security beyond the region and demand a unified approach.

Rio de Janeiro: A War By Any Other Name

by Robert Muggah | Tue, 04/25/2017 - 4:05pm | 0 comments

New Drug Violence in Mexico Report Published

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 04/19/2017 - 5:54pm | 0 comments

Justice in Mexico recently completed its 2017 annual report on drug violence in Mexico. Continue on to download the report.

Returning Foreign Fighters in the Caribbean: Issues and Approaches

by Jaimie Ogilvie | Wed, 04/19/2017 - 1:54pm | 0 comments

U.S. Increasingly Concerned About Nexus of Terror, Criminal Networks

by Voice of America | Wed, 04/19/2017 - 7:22am | 0 comments

More than illegal immigrants who try to cross the border, more than drugs, what worries Homeland Security Secretary Kelly is the criminal network that lays all of it on America's doorstep.

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #32: Ultralight Aircraft and Border Drug Smuggling

by Robert Bunker, by Marisa Mendoza | Wed, 04/19/2017 - 4:56am | 0 comments

Dragon on the Border: Mexican and Chinese Transnational Criminal Networks and Implications for the United States

by Peter Kouretsos | Sat, 04/15/2017 - 6:15am | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #31

by Robert Bunker, by Marisa Mendoza | Thu, 03/23/2017 - 7:32pm | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #30

by Robert Bunker, by Marisa Mendoza | Thu, 03/16/2017 - 9:57pm | 0 comments

Developing Military Forces to Counter Hybrid Threats: Mexico’s Marines

by Stephen Webber | Sun, 03/12/2017 - 12:54pm | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #29

by Robert Bunker, by Marisa Mendoza | Thu, 03/09/2017 - 5:43pm | 0 comments