On June 30 and July 2, Perry Center Professor Boris Saavedra and Adjunct Professor Marty Treviño discussed the current cybersecurity situation in Latin America and the Caribbean, focused on the convergence of exponentially accelerated technologies and their transformational impact in a potential COVID-21 environment. Dr. 
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On June 23, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies presented their sub-regional seminar: The Role of Security Forces in Central America in the Age of COVID-19. Dr. Boris Saavedra welcomed guest speakers Mr. Ricardo Gómez-Hecht, Adjunct Professor at the Perry Center, and 
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On June 18 the Perry Center presented the next sub-regional webinar: Perspectives on the Impact of COVID-19 in the Caribbean. Dr. Bill Godnick introduced presentations by the guest speakers, both Perry Center alumni, and moderated a lively question-and-answer session. Ms. Alana Wheeler, Director, Counter-Trafficking Unit, 
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Perry Center professor William Godnick was called upon by the Southern Command to moderate two virtual panel sessions at the Caribbean Nations Security Conference 2020 on 2 June 2020. The first panel addressed the sub-regional defense sector response to the COVID-19 pandemic while the second 
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On June 25, Perry Center Professor William Godnick spoke on “The Use of Social Media by Defense and Security Institutions” at a webinar hosted by Security and Defense Digital Magazine (Revista Digital Seguridad y Defensa), created by a group of Perry Center alumni from Argentina. 
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On June 9, the Perry Center presented a webinar focusing on the impact of COVID-19 in Mexico. Professor Celina Realuyo along with invited panelists Gerardo Rodriguez and Dr. Yadira Galvez discussed the role of the Mexican armed forces in response to the COVID-19 emergency as 
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On June 18, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo spoke on “Threats from Hezbollah and Iran in the Americas” at a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on terrorist groups around the world. She was joined by Perry Center alumnus, Brazilian Federal Police Agent Christian Azevedo 
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The Perry Center would like to announce Dr. Fabiana Perera’s newest article: “Owing and Owning: Latin America, China, and the Pandemic.” This article appears in The War Room, a United States Army War College publication. A link to the article itself can be found below.
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On June 11, 2020, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo spoke on “The Impact of COVID-19 on Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America” for the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) COVID-19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences. Other panelists included Dr. Alvaro 
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The Perry Center conducted an online Colombian Joint and Inter-Agency Course from May 5-28, 2020. Originally scheduled to take place at the Perry Center, the course transitioned to an online venue due to COVID 19-related restrictions. This resulted in the Perry Center’s implementation of its 
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