Following three intense weeks of coursework, CHDS Director Dr. Richard Downie brought to a close the residence phase of three advanced courses and one specialized course, which was attended by 59 participants from throughout the Hemisphere (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, 
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After a slight delay caused by Hurricane Sandy, General Rogelio Cano and more than sixty students from Paraguay’s Institute of Advanced Strategic Studies (Instituto de Altos Estudios Estratégicos – IAEE) visited the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. The students represent a cross section of military 
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On October 23, 2012, CHDS Professor Evan Ellis spoke to students of the Security Assistance Management SCM-O-1-13 course for the Defense information Systems Acquisition Management school (DISAM) on the topic of “Extra-Regional Actors in Latin America,” at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. 
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On October 22, CHDS conducted the second event in the 2012 NationLab exercise with the Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales (CESNAV), the senior War College of the Mexican Navy. The event, a two-and-a-half-hour videoconference, trained participants on the use of influence diagramming to analyze the 
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As an integral part of the academic program for the Colombian National Police, the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies implemented a week-long course for 37 police officers at the levels of Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel who were selected for promotion. This program, which started in 
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On October 15, CHDS Director Dr. Richard Downie welcomed 45 students from 18 countries in the hemisphere to the Center for the in-person phase of three advanced and one specialized courses. The four courses are: Governance, Governability, and Security in the Americas taught by Dr. 
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On the evening of October 10, 2012, CHDS conducted the first event in the 2012 NationLab exercise with the Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales (Center for Advanced Naval Studies – CESNAV), the senior War College of the Mexican Navy. The event, a 3-hour videoconference, presented 
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From the first to the fifth of October, CHDS hosted its annual Washington Seminar on Security and Defense (WSDS) seminar. The popular WSDS seminar brings together professionals with policy, military, military, and diplomatic backgrounds to examine topics such as different perspectives on national strategy and 
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On September 26 and 27, 2012, CHDS Professor Celina B. Realuyo taught a seminar on the nexus between terrorism and crime at the Peruvian Army Intelligence College in Lima, Peru. The seminar, organized by General (ret.) Augusto Álvarez, a CHDS alumnus, was attended by 49 
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On Friday, September 28, high-ranking officials representing both the Canadian and the US government joined CHDS Director Dr. Richard Downie for a luncheon celebrating the Honorable Peter MacKay, Canada’s Minister of National Defense and a 2012 recipient of the William J. Perry Award for Excellence 
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