On November 28, 2017, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo and Marshall Center Professor John Fencsak spoke on strategies to counter transnational organized crime through international cooperation at a day-long seminar on “Security Challenges in the 21st Century” hosted by Argentine Congresswoman Cornelia Schmidt-Liermann, the Ministry …
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On July 14, 2017 Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales formally presented his country’s updated National Security Policy during a public ceremony in the National Palace of Culture; the Ministry of Governance also unveiled a National Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy aligned with this policy. Lic. Silvia …
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May 15-19, the Perry Center traveled to Mexico City and Guadalajara to conduct seminars and other network and institutional building activities. Collaborating with professors Yadira Gálvez, Dr. Consuelo Dávila and Dr. Alejandro Chanona of the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Department of Political and Social …
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On March 1, 2017, members of the Perry Center’s Costa Rican alumni network and representatives of the National Coalition against Human Trafficking (CONATT) held a roundtable about security policy and human trafficking in San José, Costa Rica. The event was moderated by alumna Marjorie Rojas …
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On November 15, 2016, the Perry Center hosted an alumni reunion at the Sheraton Libertador Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was the Center’s first in Argentina since 2010 and had an excellent turn out with more than 80 alumni and guests in attendance. …
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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, private sector civilians, academics, military …
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April 7-8, 2016, the Perry Center partnered with the University of Guadalajara’s Social Science and Humanities Department to carry out a “Countering Transnational Threats in the Americas Seminar” in Guadalajara, Mexico. Professors Boris Saavedra and Celina Realuyo presented before a crowd of more than 190 …
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April 4-5, 2016, the Perry Center collaborated with Professors Yadira Galvez and Dr. Alejandro Chanona of the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Department of Political and Social Sciences (UNAM) to conduct a “Countering Transnational Threats in the Americas Seminar” for over 150 students, academics and …
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The Defense Minister of Paraguay, Diogenes Martínez, met with the Executive Board of the Perry Center Paraguay Alumni Association. The group spoke with the Minister about their experiences in Washington at the Center and offered their cooperation in matters of security, defense and national development. …
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On Wednesday, December 16, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo conducted a videoconference on “The Rise of ISIS and the US Strategy to Counter It” for over 100 Perry Center alumni from 15 countries in the wake of the Paris and San Bernardino terrorist attacks. Topics …
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