The Perry Center is proud to announce the publication of Security and Defense Studies Review vol. 16. This volume, in anticipation of a number of regional and sub-regional executive events including the upcoming 11th Conference of the Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) in Arequipa, 
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On August 1, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs Dr. Rebecca Bill Chavez and Perry Center Director Mark Wilkins co-hosted a luncheon with the Guatemalan Ambassador to the United States, Julio Ligorria, and senior US defense policymakers to discuss the defense relationship 
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On July 25, the Perry Center said farewell to two long-serving members and also honored two staff members with civilian service commendation medals for their tireless behind-the-scenes efforts in everything the Center accomplishes. After six-plus years working at the Perry Center as Chief of Operations 
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On July 23, the Chief of Strategic Affairs on the Brazilian Ministry of Defense’s Joint Staff, General Gerson Menandro Garcia de Freitas, visited the Perry Center for an organizational briefing and strategic dialogue. Perry Center Director Mark Wilkins welcomed the General and his delegation to 
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On July 16, the Perry Center hosted an organizational briefing and academic exchange for the Dominican Republic’s Graduate School of Advanced Strategic Studies (Escuela de Graduados de Altos Estudios Estratégicos – EGAEE) Master’s program in Defense and National Security Program. The 42-person delegation included 34 
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In the most recent Perry Center Occasional Paper, “Measuring the Success in the War on Drugs,” Professor Pat Paterson and research assistant Katy Robinson assess counternarcotic strategy in the Western Hemisphere. Tracking coca cultivation and cocaine trafficking in the region, the authors trace the illicit 
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Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo wrote an article that discusses the importance of engaging the public, private, and civic sectors. The article, “Promoting Partnerships to Combat Illicit Trafficking,” was published in the University of Miami National Security and Armed Conflict Law Review. The article’s findings 
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Perry Center Professor and Chief of Defense Chair Carlos Ospina-Ovalle bid farewell to the Center to take a position as Distinguished Professor at the College of International Security Affairs (CISA) at NDU. CISA and the Perry Center are neighbors in the NDU community, and it 
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Today, a 44-person delegation from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy (IAAFA) attended an organizational briefing and academic exchange at the Perry Center. The delegation included students of the International Professional Military Education Development courses and was led by IAAFA Commandant, Col. Marc F. Stratton. The 
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On June 25, the Perry Center convened a Hemispheric Forum on the timely topic of desertion among members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and how best to manage demobilization and reintegration into society as peace talks continue between the Colombian government and 
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