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:

From Insurgency to Illicit Trade: Analyzing FARC Dissidents in the Cocaine Market

by Camilo Pardo-Herrera, by Mahmut Cengiz | Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:06pm | 0 comments

SWJ El Centro Book Review – Children of a Modest Star: Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crises

by Daniel Weisz | Mon, 10/07/2024 - 2:57pm | 0 comments

Twin Insurgency, Irregular War, and Oil Theft in Nigeria and Brazil: An Overview

by Zachary Z. Horsington | Mon, 09/23/2024 - 12:11am | 0 comments

Perspective: Beyond Narcos − Mexico, the United States, Nearshoring and Organized Crime

by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, by John P. Sullivan | Wed, 08/28/2024 - 3:06pm | 0 comments

Perspective: Unmasking the Turf Wars − The Complex Rivalries of Turkish Mafia Groups in Europe and Links to Latin America

by Mahmut Cengiz | Tue, 08/27/2024 - 1:39pm | 0 comments

Perspective: Irregular Warfare in Strategic Competition and Gray Zones, Prosecuting Authoritarian Subversion and Exploitative Use of Corruption and Criminality to Weaken Democracy

by David M. Luna | Sat, 08/24/2024 - 11:41pm | 0 comments

Perspective: Colombia's Security Crisis – An Emerging Dilemma for US Foreign Policy

by César Niño | Tue, 08/20/2024 - 6:01pm | 0 comments

Underworld Crossroads: Dark Networks and Global Illicit Trade in the Tri-border Area Between Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay

by Rashmi Singh , by Jorge Lasmar | Mon, 08/05/2024 - 9:17pm | 0 comments

Perspective: El Mayo, Los Chapitos and the Kingpin Strategy

by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera | Mon, 07/29/2024 - 8:31pm | 0 comments

Perspectiva: El Mayo, Los Chapitos y la Estrategia Kingpin

by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera | Mon, 07/29/2024 - 8:24pm | 0 comments

Mexico Cartel Strategic Note No. 37: Milton Morales Figueroa, Key CDMX Law Enforcement Intelligence Official Assassinated in Edomex

by Daniel Weisz , by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker | Mon, 07/29/2024 - 4:41pm | 0 comments

Mexico Cartel Strategic Note No. 36: Ismael Zambada García and Joaquín Guzmán López Arrested in Texas

by Daniel Weisz , by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker | Fri, 07/26/2024 - 11:08pm | 0 comments

Interview: Cali Caliente – A New Book Project on the Causes of Violence in Colombia by Kurt Hollander

by Howard Campbell | Wed, 07/24/2024 - 2:32pm | 0 comments

Gang and Cartel Book Reviews

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 06/08/2024 - 1:34am | 0 comments

Small Wars Journal–El Centro has released a new e-book. This Small Wars Journal–El Centro e-book, Gang and Cartel Book Reviews edited by

Perspective: Türkiye Forges New Routes for Latin American Cocaine Destined for Europe

by Mahmut Cengiz | Tue, 05/28/2024 - 5:16pm | 0 comments

SWJ El Centro Book Review – CJNG: A Quick Guide to Mexico's Deadliest Cartel

by John P. Sullivan | Sat, 05/18/2024 - 7:36pm | 0 comments

Understanding Support for the Mexican Military and Its Role in Combating Organized Crime

by Jonathan D. Rosen | Thu, 05/16/2024 - 2:42pm | 0 comments

Post-insurgencies and Criminal Subcultures: The influence of Colombian organized crime in Ecuador’s Armed Conflict

by Jorge Mantilla, by Renato Rivera | Thu, 05/16/2024 - 1:00am | 0 comments

Perspective: Getting Ahead of the Game in a new Multi-Polar World across Today's Spectrum of Threats, Converging Ecosystems of Criminality, and Hybrid (Irregular) Warfare

by David M. Luna | Tue, 05/14/2024 - 1:36pm | 0 comments

Blackjack

by Michael L. Burgoyne, by Albert J. Marckwardt | Mon, 04/29/2024 - 9:40pm | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #52: Two Paramedics Killed in Attacks on Ambulances in Celaya, Guanajuato

by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker | Thu, 04/25/2024 - 1:01pm | 0 comments

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 56: The Tren de Aragua in Chile: The Ronald Ojeda Kidnapping and Murder Case

by Diego Ramírez Sánchez, by John P. Sullivan | Fri, 03/29/2024 - 10:55pm | 0 comments

SWJ El Centro Book Review – Frontera: a journey across the US-Mexico Border

by Daniel Weisz | Fri, 03/29/2024 - 10:22pm | 0 comments

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 55: Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) Expanding its Reach to Chile

by John P. Sullivan, by Diego Ramírez Sánchez | Mon, 03/25/2024 - 9:37pm | 0 comments

Frontera: A Journey across the US-Mexico Border

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 03/24/2024 - 5:27pm | 0 comments

Book Announcement: SWJ−El Centro Fellow Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera and Sergi Chapa released new book on the US-Mexico Frontier.