To: Perry Center Alumni, Institutional Partners, and Interagency Colleagues Dear Friends, It has been my great privilege to serve as Director of the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies for the past four years in support of its important and impactful mission: The …

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 …