The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Paul J. Angelo as the new Director for the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, effective June 21, 2022. He succeeds retired Army LTG Frederick 
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On May 18, 2022, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo participated in Florida International University’s 7th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference. She spoke on “The Geopolitical Convergence in Venezuela” describing the Maduro regime’s ability to maintain its illicit economy and circumvent sanctions thanks to their close allies 
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The Perry Center welcomes 45 participants from Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean to the resident portion of “Combating Transnational Threat Networks,” led by course director Professor Celina Realuyo. Together they will analyze and deepen their understanding of transnational criminal organizations and the 
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Congratulations to our graduates of Strategic Implications of Human Rights and Rule of Law! On Friday, we held the first in-person graduation ceremony of our 25th Anniversary year. We thank National Defense University President Lt Gen Michael Plehn and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
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Every day, thousands of dedicated professionals in government, the military, academia, and civil society do the tireless, often unheralded work of making the Americas safer and more secure. The Perry Award offers an opportunity to recognize some of the individuals and organizations advancing security and 
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On May 9, 2022, the Perry Center hosted the visit of the Command for Education of the Army of Guatemala (COSEDE) to Washington, DC. The Center provided a briefing on our institution and on the latest trends in transnational organized crime and cybersecurity in the 
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On May 5, 2022, the Perry Center co-sponsored with State Alumni Paraguay (SAP) an “International Forum on Cooperation between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and the United States of America in the Fight Against Organized Crime, Money Laundering and Cryptocurrencies,” with over 300 participants from the Paraguayan 
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On May 2 we kicked-off the residential phase of our Strategic Implications of Human Rights and Rule of Law (HR/ROL) course, welcoming 42 participants, including 16 women, from 13 countries in the Americas to the Perry Center. Together we will explore and develop complementary approaches 
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On April 26, the Perry Center held the webinar, “Systems Analysis of the Salvadoran Gangs.” It presented the just published book: Adversarial System Analysis of the Salvadoran Gangs. Two of the three authors, Dr. David Spencer, WJPC Professor of Practice, and Mr. Herard von Santos, 
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On Friday, LTG (ret.) Frederick S. Rudesheim was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service in recognition of exemplary leadership as director of the Perry Center. Director Rudesheim’s unwavering commitment to building trust and strengthening relationships in the Americas advanced the Center’s 
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