Guatemala
GUATEMALA
2016 Perry Award Recipients
On September 27, the Perry Center honored two institutions that have made significant and sustained contributions in security and defense education. The Technical Secretariat of the National Security Council of Guatemala and the Center for Defense Policy Studies, also of Guatemala, received...
DIILS ENGAGES WITH GUATEMALAN INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE
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Guatemala Alumni Association Organizes Cybersecurity Forum
On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 the Perry Center Alumni Association of Guatemala hosted a one-day Central American Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense Forum held at the Guatemalan Defense Ministry’s Conference Center. The forum was attended by 152 participants comprised of government officials,...
Guatemala’s Command for Education of the Armed Forces (COSEDE) visits the Perry Center
On Monday, November 28, the Perry Center received a delegation from the Course of Superior Strategic Studies (CAEE) of the Command for Education of the Armed Forces of Guatemala (COSEDE). The delegation, led by Brigadier General Byron Gutierrez, COSEDE Commander, included 41 students....
Perry Center co-hosts regional countering transnational threats seminar in Costa Rica
On September 7-9, 2016, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Security convened over 100 senior defense and security professionals from 12 countries (Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala,...
Perry Center Director Speaks at XIII Conference of Ministers of Defense of the Americas
October 19, 2018 Perry Center Director Lieutenant General (ret.) Frederick Rudesheim participated in the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) hosted by the Government of Mexico in Cancun from 7 - 10 October. The forum was founded by former Defense Secretary William J....
Perry Center Holds Hemispheric Forum on Evolving Threats in Central America
The Perry Center hosted “Evolving Threats in Central America: Forecasting an Uncertain Future,” a Hemispheric Forum that aimed to analyze regional trends and envision a strategy to combat current and future security challenges. Perry Center Visiting Professor Walter Earle led the discussion...
Residential Phase of SDP Course Begins
October 11, 2018 On Monday, October 15, 2018 the Perry Center’s biggest academic course to date, Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP), began. Over 90 military and civilian officials representing 17 countries in the Western Hemisphere traveled to Washington, DC to begin the 2 week...
Wilson Center Event on Migration
On March 1, 2017 Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo spoke on U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking and transnational organized crime in the Americas at the Woodrow Wilson Center Latin American Program's event on Migration, Trafficking and Organized Crime in Central America, Mexico and...
The United States and Central America: From Stopping Communism to Stopping Kids
The Northern Triangle countries of Central America consisting of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras have the highest homicide rates in the world and are characterized by corruption, drug trafficking, and impunity. It is likely the 50,000 unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross into the...