South America Region
2023 Air Command and Staff College Seminar
On 12 July 2023, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA Center) hosted approximately 90 students and faculty from the Air Command and Staff College. The group was briefed at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. by NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat on security...
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...
Air War College Seminar – Washington Program
On 23 June 2022, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA Center) hosted 52 international fellows and faculty from the Air War College at Fort McNair in Washington, DC. The students were briefed by NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat and NESA Center Academic Dean...
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...
Chilean Air Force Visit the Perry Center
Perry Center hosted a Chilean Air Force delegation. Twenty-nine members of the Chilean Air Force led by Commodore Guillermo Pino, Director of the Education Division of the Chilean Air Force, and Colonel Rodrigo Grunert, Director of the Air War Academy, visited the Perry Center. 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...
NESA-AFRICOM Transnational Threats Part II/II: A Look at Shared Illicit Activities – Illegal Mining, Cultural Smuggling, and Wildlife Crime Online Roundtable
On 4 October 2023, NESA Center Professor Anne Moisan and Academic Specialist Fahad Malaikah conducted the “Transnational Threats: A Look at Shared Illicit Activities – Illegal Mining, Cultural Smuggling, and Wildlife Crime” online roundtable, the last in the series of in-...
Perry Center Alumni Gathering in Lima
The Perry Center and Marshall Center Alumni Committee successfully hosted an alumni event in Lima, Peru, on June 4, 2024. The event saw over 70 graduates from the Perry Center come together for an evening of reconnection and camaraderie while fostering a spirit of community among all...
Perry Center and Colombia Conduct Inaugural Advanced Course in Maritime Security Policy
The Perry Center’s Advanced Course in Maritime Security Policy – a new course, conducted in partnership with Colombia’s Naval Academy for Strategic Studies – concluded on May 25 with 27 participants from 11 countries. Resident portions of the course were hosted in both the United States...
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 and UNDEF Host Defense Governance Amid Complex Threats Course in Buenos Aires
From March 5-13, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, in partnership with the Argentinian National Defense University (UNDEF), hosted the Defense Governance Amid Complex Threats (GDAC) course in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The two-week course, which addressed...
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 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...
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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...
Alumni Publication: "Getting Real About the 'Global Coast Guard'” by Commander Kevin Duffy
The U.S. Naval Institute published NESA Center alum Kevin Duffy’s latest Op-Ed “Getting Real About the ‘Global Coast Guard'” in the October issue of Proceedings. "During the 2023 State of the Coast Guard address, the service’s Commandant, Admiral Linda Fagan, noted the United States Coast Guard...
From Peril to Partnership: US Security Assistance and the Bid to Stabilize Colombia and Mexico
Plan Colombia and the Mérida Initiative are the two most significant US security assistance efforts in Latin America in the twenty-first century. At a time when US objectives in the Middle East and Central Asia were flagging, Colombia was a rare US foreign policy victory—a showcase for...