Small Wars Journal Partners with NelsonAI to Enhance Security Research in the Americas
Tempe, AZ – July 10, 2025 – Small Wars Journal (SWJ) of Arizona State University Media Enterprise has entered into a strategic content curation partnership with NelsonAI, the first artificial intelligence research companion designed specifically for security and geopolitical analysis in the Americas.
Under this innovative partnership, NelsonAI will incorporate Small Wars Journal’s extensive collection of Latin America-focused security research, analysis, and field reporting into its curated database. This collaboration enhances both organizations’ missions to provide authoritative, accessible intelligence on critical security issues affecting the Western Hemisphere.
Advancing Academic and Professional Research
Nelson AI represents a breakthrough in specialized research technology, leveraging 20 years of proprietary data from Southern Pulse, a leading strategic advisory firm focused on Latin America, combined with carefully curated content from trusted sources like Small Wars Journal. Since its launch in March 2025, NelsonAI has quickly become an invaluable resource for researchers, analysts, and security professionals.
“This partnership arrives at a critical moment,” said Mi-Ai Parrish, Director of Arizona State University Media Enterprise. “Through El Centro, Small Wars Journal has long focused on the overlooked yet escalating threat of irregular warfare and criminal insurgency in Latin America, where cartels, gangs, and illicit networks, powered by the drug and migration economy, are destabilizing entire regions and creating direct risks to global security. By integrating our investigative analysis with Nelson’s AI capabilities, we’re expanding our collective knowledge and ensuring that students, journalists, analysts, and frontline professionals get the timely, deep, and reliable intelligence needed to understand and respond to this crisis.”
Supporting the Academic Community
Through the partnership agreement, Small Wars Journal will have access to a package of annual NelsonAI licenses for use by faculty, researchers, and graduate students engaged in Latin American security studies. This provides Arizona State University’s academic community with cutting-edge research tools while supporting the journal’s continued production of high-quality security analysis.
A New Model for Academic-Industry Collaboration
The partnership represents an innovative approach to academic-industry collaboration, where scholarly content directly enhances commercial research tools while providing universities with access to advanced technology. NelsonAI will publicly recognize Small Wars Journal as a content curation partner, helping to amplify the journal’s influence in the professional intelligence community.
Samuel Logan, Founding Partner of Southern Pulse and creator of Nelson AI, emphasized the importance of academic partnerships: “Small Wars Journal has been a trusted source of security analysis for decades. By incorporating their rigorous research into NelsonAI’s knowledge base, we’re ensuring that our users receive the most authoritative information available on Latin American security issues.”
About Small Wars Journal
Small Wars Journal (SWJ) is a leading publication focused on small wars, irregular conflicts, and security issues worldwide, with particular expertise in Latin American affairs. Published by Arizona State University Media Enterprise, SWJ provides analysis, research, and commentary from military professionals, academics, and security experts. The journal serves as a bridge between academic research and practical field applications in security studies.
About Nelson AI
Nelson AI is the first research companion specifically designed for Latin America, developed by Southern Pulse, a strategic advisory firm with over 20 years of experience in the region. Nelson provides accurate, source-transparent research assistance to corporate intelligence professionals, academics, journalists, and analysts studying Latin American geopolitics, economics, and security. Unlike general AI tools, Nelson is trained exclusively on curated, verified sources and tells users when information is not available rather than generating potentially inaccurate responses.
Both organizations expect to expand collaboration as NelsonAI continues to develop new features and capabilities for the research community, expanding beyond the Americas.
For more information about Small Wars Journal, visit www.smallwarsjournal.com. For information
about Nelson AI, visit www.heynelson.ai
