On December 6, 2016, Perry Center Professors Celina Realuyo and Boris Saavedra and their SOCSOUTH colleague Howard White were decorated with the Colombian War College (ESDEGUE) Military Medal in Bogota, Colombia. Read More
Today, the Perry Center announced a call for nominations for the 2016 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education. Read More
On June 14, 2024, Perry Center Professors Celina Realuyo and Boris Saavedra participated in the Forum on Leadership, Strategic Planning and Cooperation: A Threat and Challenge Scenario in the Defense and Security Sector for some 200 military, civilian and academic officia Read More
On February 26-27, 2025, the Perry Center participated in the 3rd Annual International Congress on Hemispheric Security and Defense: Challenges and Cooperation in a Context of Global Change, held in Bogota, Colombia. Read More
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. Read More
On September 27, the Perry Center honored two institutions that have made significant and sustained contributions in security and defense education. Read More
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 Bo Read More
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. Read More
On May 13, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed delegations from the Command of Higher Education of the Guatemalan Army (COSEDE) and Mexico’s Center for Advanced Naval Studies (CESNAV). Perry Center Director Paul J. Read More
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. Read More
From April 7 to 11, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies participated in this year’s Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC) in Panama City, Panama. Read More
From Wednesday, June 12, to Saturday, June 15, a Perry Center team led by Director Paul J. Angelo participated in the 2024 International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) in Bogota, Colombia. Read More
In a luncheon hosted by the Perry Center, faculty and staff said farewell to Professor Guillermo Pacheco. Mr. Pacheco joined the Perry Center faculty in 2006 as an Assistant Professor for eight years before becoming a Professor of Practice for the last two years. Read More
On April 7, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies celebrated the graduation of students enrolled in the 2017 Defense Policy and Complex Threats (DPCT) course. Read More
The Perry Center’s most recent Regional Insight is a transcript of an interview conducted with U.S. Special Envoy to the Colombia Peace Accords, Mr. Bernie Aronson. Read More
On Thursday, January 12, Perry Center Director Mark Wilkins presented the 2016 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education to Ambassador Luigi Einaudi during a ceremony in Lincoln Hall Auditorium. Mr. Read More