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Nouvelles created on 03/27/2020 - 11:47 by () in Perry Center
We continue to celebrate Women's History Month & honor the contributions of women in Latin America & the Caribbean. #womenshistorymonth #womenpeaceandsecurity #breakingbarriers
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) March 25, 2020
Nouvelles created on 03/25/2020 - 09:43 by () in Perry Center
Dear Perry Center Community,
The effect of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced all of us to take protective measures to safeguard the health of our team and our partners. All our courses through June 2020 are postponed, as well as academic visits to our partner countries in the Americas. This... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 03/06/2020 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
On Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies hosted the Hemispheric Forum "Cuba's Continuing Regional Influence". The event featured subject matter experts from academia, Cuban dissidents, and US policymakers as they explored the question of how the Island... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 03/05/2020 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
On March 4, 2020, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo testified before Congress on "Global Illicit Networks and their Facilitators in the Americas: Countering the Threat from Mexican Cartels and the Opioid Epidemic" at a hearing titled "The Traffickers' Roadmap: How Bad Actors Exploit Financial... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 02/20/2020 - 07:45 by in Perry Center
Florida International University hosted the launch of the newest issue of Americas Quarterly, which focuses on Latin America's militaries. Presenters at the February 12 event included (left to right) Brian Winter, editor-in-chieg of Americas Quarterly; Juan Carlos Pinzón, President, ProBogotá, and... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 02/11/2020 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
February 5-7, 2020, the Perry Center co-hosted a three-day Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Seminar with the Panamanian Ministry of Public Security, the National Aeronaval Service of Panama, and the United States Embassy in Panama. Vice Minister of Public Security Ivor Pittí Hernández...... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 02/06/2020 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
Over 100 Perry Center alumni, Panamanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, University of Panama and Florida State University faculty and students, and members of the diplomatic community gathered on Monday, February 3rd at the University of Panama for a Perry Center alumni event featuring a... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 01/30/2020 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
Last week, Perry Center Director LTG (ret.) Frederick Rudesheim, Professors Boris Saavedra and Celina Realuyo, and Educational Outreach Specialist Kara O’Ryan traveled to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to conduct a series of official visits and academic exchanges with institutional partners as... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 01/17/2020 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo participated in the Wilson Center Mexico Institute's 8th Annual US-Mexico Security Conference on January 15, 2020 where she spoke on her latest publication "Countering the Evolving Drug Trade in the Americas" addressing the opioid epidemic and growing drug...... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 12/02/2019 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
A Perry Center team visited Peru the week of November 11, 2019, for a series of academic engagements with institutional partners and the growing alumni community in Lima. Over the course of the week, professors Celina Realuyo and Boris Saavedra along with Kara O’Ryan from the Educational Outreach... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 11/25/2019 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
On Thursday, November 21st and Friday, November 22nd, 2019 The William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies hosted the Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Evolving Role of the Armed Forces in Defense and Security as a part of the XIV Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA). The... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 11/20/2019 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
From November 4 to November 16 2019, the Perry Center held its first ever Mobile Strategy and Defense Policy Course (SDPm). The course took place in Lima, Peru at the installations of the Army War College.
61 students completed the course. The student body primarily consisted of men and women from... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 11/12/2019 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
The Perry Center wrapped up the 2019 Washington Security and Defense Seminar (WSDS) on Friday, November 8.
The seminar serves as a "US Government 401" in that it explores the branches and processes of the USG at the highest levels. Senior representatives from the Departments of State, Defense, and... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 10/28/2019 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
Experts on transnational organized crime and corruption in the Americas met at AEI on Friday to discuss ongoing challenges in tackling the region’s evolving crime landscape. AEI’s Roger Noriega spoke with El Salvador Attorney General Raúl Melara about the United States’ partnership with El Salvador... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 10/22/2019 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
On Monday October 21, the William J Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed 81 defense and security professionals representing 15 countries across the Western Hemisphere to the two week residential phase of the Strategy and Defense Policy Course (SDP 2019). Course participants come... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 09/25/2019 - 00:00 by in Perry Center
Each year, the William J Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies recognizes organizations and individuals who have made notable contributions to promote mutually supportive approaches to common security issues in the Western Hemisphere. On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 the Perry Center held an... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 09/20/2019 - 10:59 by in Perry Center
On Monday, September 16 2019 the residential phase of two Perry Center courses, Defense Governance (DG) and Cyber Policy Development (CYBER) began. Nearly 80 senior military and civilian representatives from a dozen countries in the Western Hemisphere have convened for the next two weeks to learn... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 09/06/2019 - 11:41 by in Perry Center
On Friday, September 6, 2019, Argentine Vice Minister of Defense Her Excellency Paola Di Chiaro visited the William J Perry Center accompanied by fellow Argentine representatives Marianela Marzi, National Director of Strategic Military Intelligence, Mauricio Colucci, Deputy Director of Strategic... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 08/20/2019 - 12:24 by in Perry Center
August 14-15, 2019, Perry Center Professors Celina Realuyo and Boris Saavedra participated in the seminar "Drug Trafficking and Migration in the Americas," which was hosted by the Colombian War College’s (ESDEG) Regional Center for Strategic Security Studies (CREES) in Bogotá, Colombia. Over 157... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 08/09/2019 - 12:32 by in Perry Center
At the request of the new Government of Panama, the Perry Center held a one-day national security policy workshop (NSPW) for 30 officials from the Ministry of Public Security on August 7, 2019 at the InterContinental Miramar Hotel, in Panama City, Panama.
Vice Minister of Public Security Ivor Axel... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 06/18/2019 - 15:00 by in Perry Center
The Perry Center team comprised of Celina Realuyo, Boris Saavedra and Kara O’Ryan participated in the three-day Countering Transnational Threats seminar co-sponsored and hosted by the Naval War College (Escola de Guerra Naval – EGN), Army School of Command and General Staff (Escola de Comando e... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 06/04/2019 - 11:14 by in Perry Center
May 22, 2019
Dr. Fabiana Sofia Perera, Assistant Research Fellow, participated in the 2019 SMA Conference, "The Evolving Anatomy of Conflict in a Dynamically Changing World" at Joint Base Andrews on May 21, 2019. The conference was organized by J39 - Directorate of Global Operations. Dr. Perera... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 06/04/2019 - 10:06 by in Perry Center
June 03, 2019
Today, the 2019 Managing Security and Defense (MSD) Senior Executive Seminar opened at the Perry Center. MSD is a week-long senior executive seminar whose content is tailored in response to the policy priorities of both the Western Hemisphere Affairs and the Security Cooperation...... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 05/13/2019 - 12:51 by in Perry Center
April 26, 2019
On April 25, speaking on the importance of cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, Perry Center Professor Dr. Boris Saavedra addressed an audience of approximately 25 students enrolled the Peruvian Navy's Postgraduate War College's CEDEYAC (Strategic Leadership for Defense and... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 05/13/2019 - 12:45 by in Perry Center
April 25, 2019
From April 22 to May 3, the William J. Perry Center is hosting the international extension phase of the Mexican Navy Superior Studies Center (CESNAV) National Security PhD program. The CESNAV PhD is a highly competitive program open to senior Mexican military officers and civilians... Read more...