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Colombia Emerald Production 1980-2015

Emerald Wars: Why Colombia's Conflicts Won't End With the FARC Agreement

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.

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Convergence in Criminalized States: A New Paradigm

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.

Alba Petroleos income 2007-2014

The FARC’s Overreach in the Peace Process

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.

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The FARC's Political Roadmap: From Insurgency To Criminalized Political Party?

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.

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The Next Terrorist Financiers: Stopping Them Before They Start

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

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How the Left Blew it in Latin America

April 22, 2016 - Article published by the Miami Herald

IBI article on the end of the Pink Revolution and the Bolivarian Revolution.

Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia in Latin America: A Strategic Analysis

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.

Police frisk alleged members of the MS-13 gang during a visit of participants in the Meeting of Best Practices on Peace Processes, Community Building, Intervention and Reintegration organized by the OAS in Ilopango, El Salvador on September 20, 2012

Central America’s Gangs Are All Grown Up and More Dangerous than Ever

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.

Blood From Stones by Douglas Farah book cover
Merchant of Death by Douglas Farah and Stephan Braun book cover
Un Virus Entre Sombras” (A Virus in the Shadows) by Pablo Zeballos book cover