On Monday, June 19, the Perry Center began its annual Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) course, attended by 33 participants representing 17 nations in the Americas and Africa. The weeklong academic event includes speakers from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the United 
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From 12 – 16 June 2023 Professor of Practice William Godnick joined the US Southern Command’s Human Rights Initiative in support of its engagement with the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Peru. More than 30 officers from the three branches of the 
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Last week the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies bid farewell, adieu, adios, and um forte abraço to Perry Center Deputy Director/Chief of Staff Jeffrey Murphy, who retired after 35 years of public service including 14 years at the Perry Center. During that 
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On June 6-8, the Perry Center joined regional security leaders in Jamaica for the 2023 Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC). The conference, themed “Strengthening Regional Security through Informed Action,” was co-hosted by General Laura Richardson, Commander of US Southern Command, and Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss 
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On June 5, 2023, Professor Celina Realuyo guest lectured virtually on “Corruption and Illicit Financial Flows as a Threat to Democracy in the Americas” for the Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie’s Political and Economic Law Graduate Program in São Paulo, Brazil. She spoke on how corruption at 
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Dr. Boris Saavedra of the William J. Perry Center has published an important research paper with a timely and thorough analysis on how artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies are transforming (and will continue to transform) our lives. It raises awareness of the challenges humanity 
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Join us for a discussion on maritime security issues in the South Atlantic.  This event has been coordinated in partnership with the Naval War College in Brazil and will be in conducted in Spanish and Portuguese with simultaneous interpretation. A short, post-event discussion (Spanish only) 
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On May 24-28, the Perry Center participated in the 2023 Latin America Studies Association (LASA) Congress in Vancouver, Canada, contributing to three panels and hosting a publications exhibit. Professor Celina Realuyo presented on the role of financial intelligence in countering illicit networks and the challenges 
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On May 25 the Perry Center welcomed a group of students from Colombia’s War College (ESDEG), a close institutional partner of the Center. Colombians comprise about 10 percent of Perry Center alumni, and many of those are ESDEG students, graduates, and faculty. Colombian Brigadier General 
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On May 23, 2023, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo briefed the 54th Expert Group Meeting for the Control of Money Laundering (GELAVEX) at the Organization of American States on the threat from the digitalization of illicit networks. She spoke of the increased use of the 
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