Small Wars Journal

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:

by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker, by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 08/11/2015 - 4:20pm | 0 comments

Small Wars Journal and Small Wars Journal-El Centro are pleased to announce an updated line up for the Small Wars Journal-El Centro Fellows for 2015.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/06/2015 - 7:57am | 3 comments

"U.S. officials worry that a confluence of powerful drug-trafficking cartels, terrorist groups and an insecure southern border poses a strategic threat."

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 07/12/2015 - 1:57pm | 0 comments

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman broke out of a high security prison on Saturday night for the second time.

by Robert Bunker | Sat, 06/27/2015 - 7:00pm | 0 comments

They hid in plain sight, the homebrew gun club for a powerful new gang, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

by SWJ Editors, by Robert Bunker | Mon, 05/25/2015 - 6:40pm | 0 comments
Drug Trafficking, Corruption and States: How Illicit Networks Shaped Institutions in Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico

A Small Wars Journal--El Centro and Vortex Foundation Book

by Robert Bunker | Wed, 05/20/2015 - 4:15pm | 0 comments
by Paul Rexton Kan | Sun, 03/15/2015 - 9:23pm | 6 comments
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 03/11/2015 - 11:25am | 1 comment

Small Wars Journal and El Centro is saddened to announce the death of George W. Grayson.

by Robert Bunker, by John P. Sullivan | Wed, 03/11/2015 - 6:33am | 0 comments

Our fourth SWJ El Centro anthology in the series (covering most of 2014) is out.

by Byron Ramirez, by Robert Bunker | Fri, 02/13/2015 - 12:04pm | 1 comment

Derived from the location of where the armored vehicles were found, it is believed that they belong to a faction of the Cartel del Golfo. (In Spanish and English)

by Robert Bunker | Mon, 02/02/2015 - 2:41pm | 0 comments

... relatively sophisticated nautical craft beneath the waves – we need to understand their capabilities and intent. This volume is a fine start. - Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret)

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 12/05/2014 - 5:06am | 0 comments

At this moment, the fiercest, most powerful criminal organizations in the world are located in Mexico.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 11/21/2014 - 6:09pm | 0 comments

Small Wars Journal El Centro Senior Fellow Dr. Robert Bunker Wins The Elihu Root Prize.