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:

Are Armed Drones the Weapon of the Future for Mexico’s Cartels?

by Parker Asmann | Thu, 08/16/2018 - 12:22am | 0 comments

The Persistence of the FARC

by Bryan Baker | Thu, 08/09/2018 - 12:28am | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #38: Armed Drone Targets the Baja California Public Safety Secretary’s Residence in Tecate, Mexico

by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker, by David Kuhn | Mon, 08/06/2018 - 12:15am | 0 comments

Narco-lonization: The Growing Threat of Narco-Municipality in Latin America

by Chris Telley | Fri, 06/29/2018 - 12:40am | 0 comments

Macro-corruption and the Lava-Jato Case: A Criminal Networks Analysis

by Luis Jorge Garay-Salamanca, by Eduardo Salcedo-Albaran, by Guillermo Macías | Sun, 06/03/2018 - 1:39am | 0 comments

Gangs and the Military Note 2: Military-trained Gang Members as Criminal Insurgents

by Carter F. Smith | Thu, 05/31/2018 - 1:21pm | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 25: Mexico’s Presidential Election Challenged by Murders/Assassinations of Politicians

by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker | Sat, 05/26/2018 - 12:23am | 0 comments

Evolved Capabilities in Mexican Drug Trafficking: A 21st Century Profile of Transnational Organized Crime

by Charles E. Pickard | Tue, 05/08/2018 - 12:26am | 0 comments

Homicide in Mexico 2007-March 2018: Continuing Epidemic of Militarized Hyper-Violence

by Molly Molloy | Fri, 04/27/2018 - 1:08am | 0 comments

Gangs and the Military Note 1: The Increased Threat of Third Generation Gangs with Military-Trained Gang Members

by Carter F. Smith | Wed, 04/18/2018 - 12:19am | 0 comments

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 11: MS-503—Mara Fragmentation and Murder

by Robert Bunker, by Juan Ricardo Gómez Hecht, by John P. Sullivan | Tue, 04/10/2018 - 12:30am | 0 comments

The Threat of Street Gangs, Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, and Domestic Terrorist/Extremist Groups with Military-Trained Members

by Carter F. Smith, by Joshua Harms | Fri, 03/23/2018 - 8:28am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 03/20/2018 - 6:00pm | 0 comments

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Research Guide: Plutocratic Insurgency - The Gilded Age Redux

by Robert Bunker | Tue, 03/13/2018 - 12:55pm | 3 comments

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 10: Military Takes Control of Policing in Rio de Janeiro

by Robert Bunker, by José de Arimatéia da Cruz, by John P. Sullivan | Sat, 02/24/2018 - 12:18am | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #36: Claymore Anti-Personnel Mines (Minas Antipersonales) Recovered in Reynosa, Tamaulipas

by Robert Bunker, by John P. Sullivan | Wed, 02/21/2018 - 3:14pm | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #37: Kidnapped SEIDO Intelligence Officers Appear in Cartel Video; Subsequently Found Murdered

by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker | Wed, 02/21/2018 - 8:14am | 0 comments

Tyranny of the Majority: U.S.-fueled Instability in Mexico and the Case for a North American Economic and Security Community

by Bryan Baker | Fri, 01/26/2018 - 1:19am | 1 comment

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 9

by Robert Bunker, by José de Arimatéia da Cruz, by John P. Sullivan | Thu, 01/25/2018 - 9:54am | 0 comments

Criminal Insurgency in Brazil

by Christian Vianna de Azevedo | Mon, 01/22/2018 - 6:14am | 0 comments

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note Number Eight

by Robert Bunker, by John P. Sullivan | Fri, 01/19/2018 - 2:44am | 0 comments

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 7: Suspect in Brutal Montgomery County, MD Beheading and Dismemberment Arrested—Suspected MS-13 Nexus

by Robert Bunker, by John P. Sullivan | Tue, 01/09/2018 - 6:38pm | 0 comments

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 6 - Holy War in Rio’s Favelas: Bandidos Evangélicos (Evangelical Bandits)

by Robert Bunker, by John P. Sullivan, by José de Arimatéia da Cruz | Wed, 11/15/2017 - 12:17pm | 1 comment

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 5: Brazilian Military Stability and Support Operations

by Robert Bunker, by John P. Sullivan | Thu, 11/09/2017 - 1:35pm | 1 comment

The Shining Path of Peru: An Analysis of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Tactics

by Sara Blake | Fri, 10/27/2017 - 1:24am | 0 comments