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:

Colombia’s Epic War Is Ending. Now Comes the Hard Part.

by The Wall Street Journal | Fri, 07/22/2016 - 7:47pm | 0 comments

“For many of the 6,800 FARC combatants scattered across Colombia’s hinterland, a new and, in some ways, more daunting phase lies just ahead - peace.”

International Conference On Promoting The Rule Of Law In Mexico

by Robert Bunker, by Khirin A. Bunker | Tue, 06/28/2016 - 6:45am | 0 comments

Bullets for Ballots: A History of Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration in Colombia

by Paul Angelo | Thu, 06/23/2016 - 11:55am | 0 comments

E-International Relations Interview With Small Wars Journal-El Centro Senior Fellow Dr. Robert J. Bunker

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 05/20/2016 - 2:54pm | 0 comments

Continue on for a link to the interview.

‘Bandas Criminales’ and a Post-accord Colombia

by Chloë Gotterson | Tue, 05/10/2016 - 1:10pm | 0 comments

Some Thoughts on the Possible Imminent Extradition of Chapo Guzman

by Molly Molloy | Tue, 05/10/2016 - 12:51pm | 0 comments

SWJ El Centro Fellow Molly Molloy shares her thoughts on the possible imminent extradition of El Chapo Guzmán.

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #28: Redeye MANPADS Seized from La Linea in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua

by Robert Bunker | Mon, 04/25/2016 - 2:23pm | 0 comments

Charting Out the Digital Ecosystem of Gangs in the U.S. and Mexico

by Julian Way, by Robert Muggah | Mon, 04/11/2016 - 1:19am | 1 comment

Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 18: Narcodrones on the Border and Beyond

by Robert Bunker, by John P. Sullivan | Mon, 03/28/2016 - 12:10pm | 0 comments

Mexico's Illicit Drug Networks and the State Reaction

by John P. Sullivan | Thu, 03/17/2016 - 3:27am | 1 comment

SWJ-EL Centro Fellow Nate Jones just published the book Mexico's Illicit Drug Networks and the State Reaction.

Old and New Insurgency Forms

by The Strategic Studies Institute | Wed, 03/16/2016 - 12:05am | 1 comment

“This monograph creates a proposed insurgency typology divided into legacy, contemporary, and emergent and potential insurgency forms, and provides strategic implications.”

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #27: Sicarios Use a Jet Ski for Beach Front Targeted Killing in Acapulco

by Robert Bunker | Wed, 03/02/2016 - 10:13pm | 0 comments

The Challenge of the U.S.-Mexico Border

by Jay Gilhooly | Tue, 02/16/2016 - 1:20am | 0 comments

America’s Unacknowledged Insurgency: Addressing Street Gangs as Threats to National Security

by Darren E. Tromblay | Sat, 02/06/2016 - 4:13pm | 8 comments

The Manhunt for El Chapo and Why the Cartels are Killing Mexico's Mayors

by The New York Times | Sat, 01/16/2016 - 10:40am | 0 comments

New York Times twofer: The manhunt for El Chapo and why Mexico's mayors are cartel targets.

Review of Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and The New Politics of Latin America

by Robert Bunker | Fri, 01/15/2016 - 9:36am | 0 comments

Assessing New Frontiers: Methamphetamines and the Emerging China-Mexico Connection