El Centro

When a state is unable to maintain its monopoly on violence, power-vacuums inevitably arise.

An important article in yesterday's NY Times by Randal Archibold, Damien Cave, and Ginger Thompson. 

Implications for information operations in Guatemala.

An offering from Viridiana Rios and SWJ El Centro Fellow Stephen Dudley.

Via Borderland Beat: The Mexican Office of Attorney General (PGR: Procuraduria General de la Republica) has decided to restrict official reports about organized crime in the country for 12 years.

A new Texas Department of Public Safety Threat Assessment report states that criminal cartels are operating in Texas and are the No. 1 threat to the Lone Star State. Narcobloqueos (narco-...

Europe faces serious security challenges that continue to grow in scale and sophistication.

A Mexico Border Shootout Reveals Effort to Cover Up Violence - Written by InSight Crime.

Spread of Vigilantes Sparks Debate in Mexico by Mark Stevenson, Associated Press.

This may very well be the first targeted assassination of a Mexican public safety official by a sniper utilizing a .50 cal rifle.

Capo-militaries, by their diverse portfolio of activities, such as the use of sophisticated weapons, logistics, and tactics, have become threats to national and international security.

The writings of SWJ El Centro Fellows John Sullivan, Paul Kan, and Robert Bunker are mentioned in a work with an anti-statist and anti-capitalist perspective.