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2016 Perry Award Recipients

On September 27, the Perry Center honored two institutions that have made significant and sustained contributions in security and defense education — The Technical Secretariat of the National Security Council of Guatemala (STCNS) and the Center for Defense Policy Studies, also of Guatemala, received the …
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Washington Security and Defense Seminar begins at the Perry Center

On September 26, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies kicked off the Washington Security and Defense Seminar (WSDS) for Washington-based civilian diplomatic personnel. During this intensive one-week seminar, participants from the countries of the Western Hemisphere will have the opportunity to learn …
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Guatemala Alumni Association Organizes Cybersecurity Forum

On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 the Perry Center Alumni Association of Guatemala hosted a one-day Central American Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense Forum held at the Guatemalan Defense Ministry’s Conference Center. The forum was attended by 152 participants comprised of government officials, private sector civilians, academics, military …
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Costa Rica Seminar Plenary Session

Perry Center Co-hosts Regional Countering Transnational Threats Seminar in Costa Rica

On September 7-9, 2016, the Perry Center and Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Security convened over 100 senior defense and security professionals from 12 countries (Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the US) for a “Central …
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The Perry Center Welcomes New Faculty Member

The William J. Perry Center is delighted to announce that Dr. William Godnick has joined the Center as the newest faculty member. Dr. Godnick has extensive academic and operational experience. He holds a BS in International Business from San Francisco State University (1992) and an …
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Perry Center participates in US Southern Command Human Rights Conference

Perry Center faculty participated in a regional conference on human rights at US Southern Command headquarters in Miami, Florida from August 29 until September 02. USSOUTHCOM hosted the conference to examine the challenges associated with applying human rights standards during complex security operations against organized …
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Training Surrogate Forces in International Humanitarian Law

Perry Center Professor Publishes Book on US Special Operations Strategy

Professor Pat Paterson published his second book in as many months, Training Surrogate Forces in International Humanitarian Law: Lessons from Peru, Colombia, El Salvador, and Iraq. The book, published by the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), examines the important US military strategy of working with …
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ESDEGUE Visit - Group Photo

ESDEGUE Military Information Course Visits the Perry Center

On August 30, 2016, the Perry Center hosted a delegation of military officials from the Colombian National War College’s (ESDEGUE) Military Information Course (CIM). Led by Colonel Méndez Parra Eduardo, Chief of Planning for ESDEGUE, and Colonel Juan Carlos Rueda Cartagena, Colombia’s air attaché to …
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Perry Center Announces New Publication on Caribbean Security and Defense Matters

The Perry Center is excited to announce its latest book, an edited series of essays titled Contemporary Security and Defense Issues in the Caribbean. Contributing authors include participants and professors from the Center’s 2015 Caribbean Security and Defense Course. The 200-page book is a product …
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WJPC/ESDEGUE Regional Seminar - Group Photo

Perry Center Kicks Off Regional Seminar on Countering Transnational Threats

The Perry Center and the Colombian War College’s Regional Center for Strategic Studies (Centro Regional de Estudios Estratégicos en Seguridad – CREES) convened over 100 senior defense and security professionals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and the US for a “South American …
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    for Hemispheric Defense Studies

    National Defense University
    Abraham Lincoln Hall
    260 5th Avenue, Building 64
    Washington, DC  20319-5066
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