“The ‘tortoise-like’ Colombian army is losing its grip on a key cocaine zone and the cartels are offering former FARC rebels $600 per month to enlist.”
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 The Wall Street Journal | Thu, 10/20/2016 - 9:22am | 0 comments
“All Colombians want peace. Any future deal with FARC, however, must address citizens’ concerns.”
by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker | Tue, 10/18/2016 - 7:56am | 0 comments
This work is our fifth Small Wars Journal--El Centro anthology, covering writings first published in 2015.
by Robert Bunker | Fri, 10/07/2016 - 8:15am | 0 comments
"Who is this alluring, conflicted and mysterious woman? If you have been paying attention to the news you might know her by her most common name – la Santa Muerte, Saint Death."
by The New York Times | Wed, 08/24/2016 - 8:25pm | 1 comment
"Colombia’s government and the largest rebel group in the country have reached a deal to end more than 50 years of conflict."
by The Modern War Institute, by William Rothrock | Tue, 08/09/2016 - 2:28pm | 0 comments
Dumping large sums of money into solutions that have provided no relief will only weaken the current state.
by Robert Bunker | Tue, 08/02/2016 - 5:13am | 0 comments
A Vortex Foundation and Small Wars Journal--El Centro Book.
by Robert Bunker | Sun, 07/24/2016 - 1:35am | 0 comments
Dr. Paul Rexton Kan, a SWJ--El Centro fellow and professor of National Security Studies, US Army War College, has recently published the new book Drug Trafficking and International Security.
by The New York Times | Sun, 07/24/2016 - 1:25am | 0 comments
“Dramatic portrayals of Mexican crime kings, which began as zany B-grade movies, have evolved into wildly popular soap operas, best-selling novels and major Hollywood productions.”