December 8, 2016 - Article published by Small Wars Journal
In this report, Douglas Farah examines the illicit Colombian emerald trade in the context of the Colombian peace agreement and FARC demobilization, and the essential security threat it poses. Topics include Colombia, demobilization, FARC, gem trafficking, money laundering, and transnational organized crime.
October 25, 2016 - Book Chapter published by Center for Complex Operations, NDU
"Convergence in Criminalized States: A New Paradigm," a chapter in the new book "Beyond Convergence," just published by the Center for Complex Operations at National Defense University. Topics include ALBA, BJCE, China, criminalized states, FARC, Latin America, money laundering, Russia, and transnational organized crime.
October 7, 2016 - Article published by Small Wars Journal
The shocking rejection by the Colombian people of the peace agreement between the government and FARC has sparked an outpouring of analysis and recrimination by those who supported the deal. We explore reasons for the rejection of the agreement and its future prospects. Topics include Colombia, demobilization, drug trafficking, FARC, money laundering, and Peace Process.
August 23, 2016 - Journal Article published by Small Wars Journal
A paper exploring why the FARC's roadmap to peace will likely follow the Bolivarian path to to totalitarianism.
June 23, 2016 - Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony of Douglas Farah before the House Task Force To Investigate Terrorism Finance, House Committee of Financial Services, House Committee on Financial Services
April 22, 2016 - Article published by the Miami Herald
IBI article on the end of the Pink Revolution and the Bolivarian Revolution.
April 1, 2016 - Article published by PRISM Journal, Center for Complex Operations, NDU
This article illuminates a part of the organized-crime/state-actor/business nexus described by Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper in Latin America, the strategic objectives behind that nexus, and the real and potential threat it poses to U.S. interests. Topics include ALBA, BJCE, criminalized states, Latin America, money laundering, Russia, and transnational organized crime.
January 19, 2016 - Op-Ed published by Foreign Policy
This opinion piece traces the rise of the MS-13 and the implications for US foreign policy concerns, including Central American security and stability, increases in unaccompanied minors refugees, and the (violent) operational future of the gangs. Topics include drug trafficking, El Salvador, gangs, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and MS-13.
