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2024 Prerry Award Selectees /Seleccionados para el Premio Perry 2024
2024 Prerry Award Selectees Announcing the selection of the University of the Armed Forces-ESPE (Ecuador) and Brigadier General Werner Guiseppe Kioe A Sen (Suriname) to receive the 2024 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education! Thank you to all who...
A Message from the Director
I thank Dr. Scott Tollefson for 25 years of service in the US government, including nine years as the Perry Center’s Dean of Academic Affairs and three years as Associate Dean. Dr. Tollefson has been part of the transformation of the Center across multiple directors. He is a trusted...
Call for Nominations
2024 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education CALL FOR NOMINATIONS A Message from the Director Every day, thousands of dedicated professionals in government, the military, academia, and civil society do the tireless, often unheralded work of...
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - 2025 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education
2025 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education CALL FOR NOMINATIONS A Message from the Director Every day, thousands of dedicated professionals in government, the military, academia, and civil society do the tireless, often...
Colombian Military Information Course Visits the Perry Center
On September 16, thirty-nine students in the Colombian War College’s Military Information Course visited the Perry Center. Students and their leadership were received by Perry Center Dean William Godnick and provided a brief on the Center’s activities as well as an overview of the...
Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Americas Security Affairs Joseph M. Humire Addresses Western Hemisphere Defense Ahead of Perry Center Graduation Ceremony
On August 21, 2026, Joseph M. Humire, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Americas Security Affairs, delivered remarks to participants ahead of the graduation ceremony for the Countering Hybrid Threats in the Americas (CHTA) and Homeland Defense and Border Security (HDBS) courses....
Dialogues with the Perry Center – Season 2, Episode 2: Cybersecurity
Announcing the release of Season 2, Episode 2, of our video series, “Dialogues with the Perry Center,” hosted by Perry Center Professor Luis Bitencourt. In this Spanish-language episode, Dr. Bitencourt discusses cybersecurity with Professor Boris Saavedra. Dr. Saavedra explores the...
Launch of Human Rights and Cyber Policy Resident Courses
On July 8, Perry Center Director Dr. Paul Angelo welcomed 60 participants from 19 countries for the resident phase of two courses: “Strategic Implications of Human Rights and Rule of Law” and “Cyber Policy Development and Artificial Intelligence Applications for Defense.” Dr. Angelo was...
Perry Center and IADC Celebrate Graduation of Inaugural Space Policy and Strategy Course
On April 21, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and the Inter-American Defense College (IADC) celebrated the graduation of the first co-branded Space Policy and Strategy course. With thirty-four participants from fourteen countries, this milestone program...
Perry Center and IADC Launch First Space Policy and Strategy Course
On February 26, the Perry Center, in partnership with the Inter-American Defense College (IADC), launched its first co-branded Space Policy and Strategy course in Washington, DC. Designed for civilian and military professionals, the course analyzes outer space’s strategic, technological...
Perry Center and IAEE Co-Deliver National Strategy for Security and Development Course in Paraguay
From July 13–17, 2026, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and Paraguay’s Instituto de Altos Estudios Estratégicos (IAEE) co-delivered the National Strategy for Security and Development course, reflecting a shared commitment to advancing strategic education...
Perry Center Concludes Courses on Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and Combating Transnational Organized Crime
From September 15 to 26, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies hosted 117 participants from 23 countries for two concurrent in-residence courses: Cyber Policy Development and Artificial Intelligence Applications for Defense (CYBER-AI) and Combating...
Perry Center Concludes Hybrid Threats and Border Security Courses
On August 21, 2026, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies concluded the in-residence phase of its Countering Hybrid Threats in the Americas (CHTA) and Homeland Defense and Border Security (HDBS) courses in Washington, D.C. Over the course of two weeks,...
Perry Center Concludes Hybrid Threats and Border Security Courses
On August 21, 2026, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies concluded the in-residence phase of its Countering Hybrid Threats in the Americas (CHTA) and Homeland Defense and Border Security (HDBS) courses in Washington, D.C. Over the course of two weeks,...
Perry Center Conducts Concurrent Caribbean and Governance Security & Defense Courses
From May 5-16, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies convened 105 participants from 25 countries for the resident phase of two concurrent courses: Caribbean Security & Defense (CSD) and Governance and Strategy for Security & Defense (GSSD). Vice...
Perry Center Conducts First Mobile Strategy and Defense Policy Course in Guyana
From February 3 to 7, 2025, the Perry Center, in partnership with the Guyana National Defence Institute, delivered its mobile Strategy and Defense Policy (SDPm) course in Georgetown, Guyana. This course, designed to equip both civilian and military personnel with the tools to navigate...
Perry Center Honors Brigadier General Kioe A Sen with 2024 Excellence in Security and Defense Education Award
On January 23, Perry Center Director Dr. Paul J. Angelo presented the 2024 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education to Chief of Defense Brigadier General Werner Kioe A Sen in Paramaribo, Suriname. The Perry Award honors individuals and institutions whose...
Perry Center Hosts Defense Education Pedagogy Course
From September 2 to 25, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies hosted the Defense Education Pedagogy (DEP) course, a four-week virtual program directed by Perry Center Professor Dr. Luis Bitencourt, with contributions from Visiting Professor Major (ret.)...
Perry Center Hosts Delegation from Paraguay’s Ministry of Defense
On April 9, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed a delegation from Paraguay’s Ministry of Defense as part of an ongoing bilateral engagement. The delegation included three distinguished representatives: Colonel Hugo Osvaldo Javier Rodríguez Martínez...
Perry Center Joins US Embassy for Virtual Cyber Fundamentals Course Graduation in Asunción, Paraguay
On September 22, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies joined the US Embassy in Asunción, Paraguay to recognize graduates of the virtual Cyber Fundamentals course, highlighting the Perry Center’s commitment to fostering cybersecurity leadership in the...
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2023 Legatum Prosperity Index
On 27 February 2023, the Legatum Institute published the 16th edition of the Legatum Prosperity Index. The Legatum Prosperity Index is a tool for transformation, offering a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and evolving across the world. Leaders around the world can use it to help set...
The Bahamas: A Case Study in Confronting PRC Influence
In this article for US Northern Command’s magazine, The Watch, Dr. William Godnick describes the contours and challenges faced at the United States’ "third border" in the Caribbean, specifically the multi-island state of the Bahamas. Dr. Godnick outlines the long-standing bilateral...