Douglas Farah is the president of national security consulting firm, IBI Consultants, and a Senior Visiting Fellow at National Defense University's Center for Complex Operations. He is an award-winning journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books.
About Douglas Farah
In 2001, as West Africa Bureau Chief for the Washington Post, Mr. Farah broke the story of al Qaeda's ties to the West African diamond trade. In 2004, he worked with the Consortium for the Study of Intelligence, studying armed groups and intelligence reform. Read more...
Publications
Mr. Farah specializes in research, writing and training on transnational criminal organizations and armed groups and their affect on states and corruption; terrorism, terror finance and proliferation; and, illicit financial flows. Go to Publications and Congressional Testimony...
Books
"Farah's drum-tight presentation of evidence to substantiate his allegations will be difficult to dispute, and his stark and straightforward writing style makes this book hard to put down." -- Publishers Weekly Go to Douglas Farah's Author Page at Amazon.com...
For further information on Douglas Farah, his writings and Congressional Testimony, visit IBIConsultants.net.
Selected Publications and Congressional Testimony
- Our latest peer reviewed publication-a comparative analysis of the MS-13 in Central America and the PCC in Brazil, arguing that they should no longer be considered gangs but community embedded transnational armed groups May 24, 2022
- Our latest publication in Strategic Perspectives at INSS, National Defense University: The PRC's Changing Strategy in Latin America: From Soft Power to Sharp Power Competition October 21, 2021
- Iran in Latin America: Malign Alliances, "Super Spreaders," and Alternative Narratives, from a Strategic Perspective published by National Defense University IISS June 14, 2021
- "How to Make A Billion Dollars Disappear," a new study by IBI Consultants on the ties illicit networks in the Bukele administration in El Salvador, focusing on the Alba Petróleos/PDVSA structure under the leadership of José Luis Merino (Comandante Ramiro) September 14, 2020
- Maduro's Last Stand: Venezuela's Survival Through the Bolivarian Joint Criminal Enterprise May 23, 2019
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