On November 14 2018, senior officials from Guatemala’s Galileo University and its Security Studies Institute welcomed Prof. Alejandro Alemán, Dr. Alejandra Bolaños, and Dr. Fabiana Perera, members of the Perry Center’s Governance Program. The team was kindly received with opening remarks by Dr. Jorge Retolaza 
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On Monday, November 5, the Perry Center kicked off the Washington Security and Defense Seminar (WSDS). This annual course educates members of the Latin American and Caribbean diplomatic community in Washington, DC on US strategies and policies. Nearly 70 participants from 22 countries will attend 
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Perry Center Director Lieutenant General (ret.) Frederick Rudesheim participated in the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) hosted by the Government of Mexico in Cancún from 7 – 10 October. The forum was founded by former Defense Secretary William J. Perry back in 
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Perry Center Professor Pat Paterson provided a lecture to CEDEYAC students on Thursday, October 11. His presentation, titled “Política de Defensa y Sistemas Regionales de Defensa y Seguridad,” covered a number of important development in security and defense matters in the Western Hemisphere: definitions of 
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On Monday, October 15, 2018 the Perry Center’s biggest academic course to date, Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP), began. Over 90 military and civilian officials representing 17 countries in the Western Hemisphere traveled to Washington, DC to begin the 2 week residential phase of the 
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From September 25-27, The Perry Center, represented by its Director, LTG (ret.) Frederick Rudesheim, Course Director William Godnick, and others, convened approximately 30 defense and security professionals from Trinidad and Tobago for a Caribbean Defense and Security Seminar in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 
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On Monday, September 17, 2018 a delegation of officials from the Brazilian Superior War College visited the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. The delegation led by Vice Admiral Carlos Frederico Carneiro Primo, was welcomed by National Defense University President Vice Admiral Fritz 
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On Friday, September 14, 2018, students enrolled in the Advanced Military Studies Course (CAEM) at the Colombian National War College (ESDEG) arrived to the Perry Center for an academic exchange. The 23-person delegation, led by Major General Juan Pablo Amaya and Colonel Oscar Tobar, was 
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On September 10th, the Perry Center began the online phase of its Strategy and Defense Policy course. Over the next four weeks, over 80 participants from more than 17 countries throughout the Western Hemisphere will participate in substantial group activities revolving around readings and discussions. 
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On Tuesday, August 28, Professor Boris Saavedra addressed approximately two dozen students from the Peruvian Navy’s War College CEDEYAC course, touching on themes related to the global security and defense environment. In his remarks, he posited that three major forces have impacted the global security 
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