On November 2, we welcomed Melissa Dalton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, to the Perry Center’s 2022 Washington Security and Defense Seminar. Day two of the seminar explored how US Department of Defense relationships shape the implementation of policy, including 
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On November 1, the Perry Center convened 72 members of the local diplomatic community, representing 21 countries in the Americas, for its 2022 Washington Security and Defense Seminar (WSDS). The focus of the three-day seminar is how US security and defense policy is developed, particularly 
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For 25 years, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies has been seeking to establish ties of cooperation among the different countries of Latin America, creating a network of professionals who are leaders in security and defense in the hemisphere, and able to 
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On October 28, National Defense University President, Lt Gen Michael T. Plehn, and Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Ambassador Todd D. Robinson, joined Perry Center Director, Dr. Paul Angelo, to commemorate the graduation of 48 regional participants from the 
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On October 25, Professor Celina Realuyo spoke about “The Convergence of Transnational Threats in the Maritime Domain” in a hybrid seminar for some 220 participants in an International Seminar-Workshop: Current Relations Between Panama and the United States at the University of Panama. Her talk included 
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The William J. Perry Center is conducting a survey of threats in Latin America and the Caribbean and we invite inputs from interested participants. Respondents may select up to 3 security threat(s) that they believe are the most dangerous problems facing the region. Remarks or 
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On October 17 we launched our 2022 Strategy and Defense Policy Course, welcoming 48 participants from 14 countries in the Americas. The course, led by Dr. David Spencer, offers theoretical foundations and analytical tools to facilitate participation in security and defense strategy and policy formation, 
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On October 6, the Perry Center hosted the webinar, “Climate Migration and Security in the Western Hemisphere” which was attended by nearly 280 participants. Guest speaker Dr. Robert Muggah, co-founder of the Igarapé Institute, provided a comprehensive overview on climate-related threats, climate migration and displacement 
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On October 7, the Perry Center welcomed a delegation from the Doctoral Program in Defense, Development, and National Strategic Security of the Institute of Higher Strategic Studies (IAEE) of the National Defense Council of Paraguay. Brigadier General Nery T. Laconich, General Director of the IAEE 
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On October 4, the Perry Center welcomed Brazilian Major General Ulisses de Mesquita Gomes, Colonel Emerson Colpo Gaier da Rosa, and 50 colonels from the Army War College of Brazil. During the morning visit, Perry Center Director Dr. Paul Angelo and Dean of Academic Affairs 
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