On Friday, July 28, the Perry Center celebrated the graduation of students enrolled in the Caribbean Security and Defense (CDSC) course. Comprised of 48 students from 14 Caribbean nations, and led by Dr. William Godnick, and assisted by Assistant Professors Dianne Williams, George Benson and 
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On July 20, 2017, Caribbean Security and Defense Course (CDSC) students visited the Organization of American States (OAS) for a tour of the international organization’s historic downtown headquarters, including the Hall of the Americas, Hall of Heroes, and Marcus Garvey Hall. Students had the opportunity 
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In a retirement ceremony on July 13, 2017, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies recognized Van Beall for his lifetime of public service. In appreciation for his contributions to the Center and the Department of Defense over the past 17 years, Mr. 
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On July 14, 2017 Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales formally presented his country’s updated National Security Policy during a public ceremony in the National Palace of Culture; the Ministry of Governance also unveiled a National Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy aligned with this policy. Lic. Silvia 
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On July 12, a delegation from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy (IAAFA) visited the Perry Center to receive a briefing on the topic of cyber terrorism. The group included 40 personnel from air forces throughout the Americas, including countries such as Brazil, El Salvador, and 
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Perry Center Professors Celina Realuyo and Boris Saavedra contributed to the report, Kingpins and Corruption: Targeting Transnational Organized Crime in the Americas written by the AEI Working Group on Transnational Organized Crime and published on June 26, 2017. Key Points of the Report Transnational organized 
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On July 8 and 9, the Perry Center welcomed a delegation of twelve individuals from the Global Institute of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (IGLOBAL) Master’s in Security, Crisis, and Emergency Management program in the Dominican Republic. The delegation was led by Josefina Reynoso Chacón, 
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On June 16th, a delegation from the Chilean National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies (ANEPE) visited the Perry Center and the National Defense University (NDU) for briefings and a dialogue on emerging defense and security challenges in the Western Hemisphere. Led by the ANEPE 
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On June 28, 2017 the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies bid farewell to Perry Center Director Mark Wilkins. Current and former officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and other Department of Defense Regional Centers joined Perry Center faculty and 
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On the heels of the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America in Miami, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and Guatemalan Ministry of Defense convened over sixty defense and security professionals in Antigua, Guatemala for the 2nd Annual Central American 
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