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:

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 54: Milícia Arson Attacks in Retaliation for Police Action in Rio de Janeiro

by John P. Sullivan, by José de Arimatéia da Cruz | Thu, 10/26/2023 - 5:04pm | 0 comments

The Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación: The most significant security challenge in the Mexico-United States relationship

by Raúl Benitez-Manaut, by Josué Ángel González Torres | Sat, 09/30/2023 - 8:50pm | 0 comments

SWJ El Book Review – Mientras llega la alegría: transición inconclusa en las relaciones cívico-policiales (Chile, 1990-1994)

by Diego Ramírez Sánchez | Sat, 09/30/2023 - 6:24pm | 0 comments

El Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación: El mayor reto de seguridad en la relación México-Estados Unidos

by Raúl Benitez-Manaut, by Josué Ángel González Torres | Sat, 09/30/2023 - 4:32pm | 0 comments

SWJ El Centro Reseña del libro – Mientras llega la alegría: transición inconclusa en las relaciones cívico-policiales (Chile, 1990-1994)

by Diego Ramírez Sánchez | Sat, 09/30/2023 - 3:59pm | 0 comments

Demystifying the synthetic drug menace: India’s struggles and strategies

by Girisanker SB | Mon, 09/11/2023 - 6:48pm | 0 comments

This essay looks at the potential transnational crime-terror nexus in relationship to synthetic drugs trafficking in India.

China's Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China's strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/17/2023 - 10:26pm | 0 comments

China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region

From Terrorist Organizations to Cocaine Groups in Colombia: Is ELN the Next?

by Mahmut Cengiz | Tue, 08/15/2023 - 7:55pm | 0 comments

The Sunset of FARC and the Execution of a Comprehensive Counterinsurgency Program

by Alejandro Duran | Mon, 07/31/2023 - 10:07pm | 0 comments

Crime and COVID-19 in Mexico: Some Counterintuitive Results

by Sean Fiorella, by Tony Payan, by Daniel Potter, by Rodrigo Montes de Oca Arboleya | Sun, 07/23/2023 - 7:54pm | 0 comments

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 53: Barrio 18 and MS-13 Prison Riot and Massacre in Támara Women’s Prison, Honduras

by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker | Fri, 06/30/2023 - 8:52pm | 0 comments

China's Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China's Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part I: Propaganda and Politics]

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 06/27/2023 - 9:05pm | 0 comments

SWJ−El Centro Fellow Pablo Baisotti just published a Research Paper on Chinese Influence Operations in latin America at Florida International University's Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy,

Perspective: Latin America’s crime surge is fueled by surging cocaine production

by Robert Muggah | Mon, 05/22/2023 - 5:22pm | 1 comment

SWJ El Centro Book Review − The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth

by Pilar Glaser | Tue, 05/09/2023 - 3:44pm | 3 comments

New SWJ−El Centro Fellows and Intern

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 05/08/2023 - 2:50pm | 9 comments

New SWJ−El Centro Fellows and Intern: May 2023

Organized Crime in Chile: The Challenge Ahead

by Diego Ramírez Sánchez | Thu, 05/04/2023 - 8:43pm | 4 comments

Hezbollah’s Global Networks and Latin American Cocaine Trade

by Mahmut Cengiz, by Camilo Pardo-Herrera | Tue, 04/25/2023 - 8:20pm | 1 comment

Forza alla Legge: Studi Storici su Carabinieri, Gendarmerie e Polizie Armate

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 04/23/2023 - 10:44pm | 9 comments

Forza alla Legge, the first publication of the Società Italiana di Storia Militare or Italian Society of Military History (SISM) Research Group on history of armed policing and internal security has just been released.

El Crimen Organizado en Chile: El desafío que se avecina

by Diego Ramírez Sánchez | Thu, 04/20/2023 - 4:23pm | 1 comment

Perspective: The Myth of the Mexican ‘Cartels’

by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera | Mon, 04/17/2023 - 5:31pm | 4 comments

Perspective: The Salvadoran Government’s Negotiations with Gangs: A Critical Assessment

by Jonathan D. Rosen | Wed, 04/12/2023 - 6:46pm | 1 comment

SWJ El Centro Book Review − Clash of the Cartels: Unmasking the global drug kingpins stalking South Africa

by John P. Sullivan | Wed, 04/05/2023 - 1:10am | 3 comments

Changing Faces of Immigrants Crossing through Ciudad Juárez and into the United States: Reflections on Migrants, Culture, and Crime

by Howard Campbell | Fri, 03/24/2023 - 5:02pm | 1 comment

Perspective: War with the Cartels Is More Complicated Than It Sounds

by Michael L. Burgoyne, by Albert J. Marckwardt | Thu, 03/23/2023 - 4:40pm | 4 comments