On March 28, in collaboration with the US Embassy in Guyana, Perry Center Professor Dr. Luis Bitencourt participated in the launching of a Master’s degree in Strategic Development Studies program at the University of Guyana. The Guyanese President, Mohamed Irfaan Ali (a WJPC alumnus) and …

On March 2-3 2022, the Perry Center and Colombia’s Escuela Superior de Guerra co-hosted an International Forum on “Organized Crime and Terrorism: Hemispheric Challenges in Defense and Security” that included virtual and in-person sessions. Perry Center Professors William Godnick, Celina Realuyo and Boris Saavedra spoke …

In this exciting new book, Dr. Spencer and his co-authors provide a comprehensive analysis of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang in El Salvador. Using primary source material, interviews, and field research, the authors examine the gang’s ideology, strategy, leadership techniques, and hierarchy. They also describe …

On February 23, the Perry Center and the University of Armed Forces of Ecuador (ESPE) co-sponsored the virtual discussion “Security and Defense Challenges in Latin America.” Lieutenant Colonel Fernando Alvear Villarroel, Director of the Department of Security and Defense, ESPE and Perry Center Dean of …