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:

Border School Training Conference Held in California

by Robert Bunker

June 29, 2012 07:45 PM | Comments (0)

Border School was held 26-27 June 2012 in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Sponsors of this training were the Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (LA HIDTA) in coordination with the...

A New Anti-Drug Strategy in Mexico?

by Dave Dilegge

June 26, 2012 08:15 PM | Comments (0)

A New Anti-drug Strategy in Mexico? By Nathan Jones, Baker Institute Blog.

Splinter Gangs Wage War in Acapulco

by Dave Dilegge

June 19, 2012 03:44 PM | Comments (0)

Splinter Gangs Wage War in Acapulco: The Future of Mexico's Conflict - Southern Pulse and InSight.

Why the U.S. Can't Afford to Ignore Latin America

by Robert Bunker

June 15, 2012 06:17 PM | Comments (0)

Why the U.S. Can't Afford to Ignore Latin America by Christopher Sabatini and Ryan Berger, CNN.

The Merida Initiative and Mexico’s Legislative and Constitutional Reforms

by Carlos Nash Licona

June 12, 2012 04:39 AM | Comments (0)

Mexico’s war against their drug cartels is a war they cannot win by themselves. Must we take some responsibility?

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #12A: Lanzagranadas y Lanzacohetes

by Adam Geibel

June 7, 2012 08:05 AM | Comments (0)

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #12A:  Lanzagranadas y Lanzacohetes - Tracking The Sources of Mexican Cartels’ RPG7s.

In Memoriam: Graham Hall Turbiville, Jr.

by John P. Sullivan

June 5, 2012 09:18 PM | Comments (2)

Small Wars Journal and El Centro is saddened to announce the death of Graham H. Turbiville Jr.

A Small Wars Journal-El Centro Anthology

by Dave Dilegge

June 4, 2012 03:26 PM | Comments (0)

Now available at Amazon.com: Mexico's Criminal Insurgency: A Small Wars Journal-El Centro Anthology by John P. Sullivan and Robert J Bunker.

Western Banks 'Reaping Billions from Colombian Cocaine Trade'

by Dave Dilegge

June 2, 2012 04:52 PM | Comments (1)

Western Banks 'Reaping Billions from Colombian Cocaine Trade' by Ed Vulliamy of The Guardian.

A New Front Line in the U.S. Drug War

by Dave Dilegge

June 1, 2012 04:22 AM | Comments (0)

A New Front Line in the U.S. Drug War by Damien Cave, Charlie Savage, and Thom Shanker of the New York Times.