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Douglas Farah

American journalist

Douglas Farah is an American journalist, author and national security consultant. Farah served as United Press International bureau chief in El Salvador from 1985 to 1987, and a freelance journalist for The Washington Post, Newsweek, and other publications until being hired as a staff correspondent for The Washington Post in 1992. While working for the Post, Farah served as bureau chief of Central American and the Caribbean until 1997, international investigative reporter between 1998 and 2000, and of West Africa between 2000 and 2003. He left the Post in 2004, and has since authored two books and served as a contributor to peer reviewed publications such as the Journal of International Affairs and analysis pieces for Foreign Policy and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Early career

Farah was born on July 22, 1957, and spent his childhood traveling the world with his missionary parents. He graduated from high school in 1974 from the American Cooperative School in La Paz. After traveling aroun

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About Douglas Farah

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 groupsMay 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 CompetitionOctober 21, 2021
  • Iran in Latin America: Malign Alliances, "Super Spreaders," and Alternative Narratives, from a Strategic Perspective published by National Defense University IISSJune 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 Su
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    Farah, Douglas 1957-

    PERSONAL:

    Born June 22, 1957; son of missionaries. Education: University of Kansas, B.A. (with honors), 1985.

    ADDRESSES:

    E-mail—[email protected].

    CAREER:

    Journalist and researcher. United Press International, eventually named UPI bureau chief in El Salvador, 1980-87; freelance foreign correspondent and investigative reporter, 1987-mid-2000s; Washington Post, staff correspondent for Central America and the Caribbean, 1992-97, international investigative reporter, 1997-2000, West Africa bureau chief, 2000-03, on staff until 2004; Consortium for the Study of Intelligence, researcher, 2004; Nine Eleven Finding Answers Foundation, New York, NY, senior investigator, 2005—. International Assessment and Strategy Center, Alexandria, VA, senior fellow for financial investigations and transparency.

    AWARDS, HONORS:

    Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award for foreign correspondence, 1988; Maria Moor Cabot Prize for outstanding coverage of Latin America, Columbia University, 1995.

    WRITINGS:

    Blood from Stones: The Secret Financial Network of Terro

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