From August 19–21, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies participated in the 2025 South America Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Convened by US Southern Command Commander Admiral Alvin Holsey and Chief of the Argentine Military Joint Staff General Xavier Isaac, 
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From August 18 to 22, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies partnered with the Uruguayan Naval War College to co-host a mobile course on Maritime Security Policy (MSP) in Montevideo, Uruguay. Co-directed by Perry Center Visiting Professor Eric Driggs and Captain 
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We’re proud ot announce the selection of CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Michael Jones and Argentina’s Secretary of International Affairs for Defense Juan Erardo Battaleme Martinez, as recipients of the 2025 William J. Perry Award for 
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From July 1 to 31, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies delivered the Cybersecurity Fundamentals Asynchronous Course (CFAC) for participants from Panama and Paraguay. Facilitated by Perry Center Professor Dr. Boris Saavedra and Cyber Policy Fellow Dr. Heriberto Acosta-Maestre, the course 
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From July 21 to 25, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies conducted its mobile Strategy and Defense Policy (SDPm) course in collaboration with the Command of Higher Education of the Guatemalan Army (COSEDE) in Guatemala City. The Perry Center academic team 
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From June 30 to July 2, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies partnered with the Brazilian Naval War College and our sister center, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), to convene a high-level symposium on enhancing maritime defense cooperation in 
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From July 7 to 11, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies partnered with the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI-APCSS), the US Embassy in Ottawa, Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Department of National Defence, and the Centre for 
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From June 30 to July 13, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed, for the fourth time, doctoral students from Mexico’s Center for Superior Naval Studies (CESNAV) as part of their biannual international academic residency for the Defense and Security PhD 
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On July 2, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies had the honor of hosting Argentina’s Minister of Defense Luis Alfonso Petri, accompanied by Secretary of International Affairs Juan Battaleme and other senior officials. Following the Minister’s morning meeting with Secretary of 
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On June 16, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies formally conferred the Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education upon Ecuador’s University of the Armed Forces – ESPE, in recognition of its sustained contributions to the advancement of professional 
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