87 participants from 28 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean are taking part in the residence phase of the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies’ Advanced Courses for the year of 2011. There are five courses this year which include Advanced Civil-Political-Military Relations and Democratic 
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The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) has chosen former Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson de Azavedo Jobim and the US National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program as the recipients of this year’s Dr. William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education. Jobim 
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Defending North America is the number one mission of NORAD and USNORTHCOM. We partner with the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC), the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA), the Mexican Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR, and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF). A capable and 
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On September 15, 2011, CHDS hosted a group of students enrolled in the Staff Course (Curso de Estado Mayor – CEM) from the National War College of Colombia (La Escuela Superior de Guerra) who are currently touring United States institutions, including the Kennedy Space Center, 
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From September 12 to 14, CHDS organized the conference for Security and Defense Education in the Americas, co-sponsored with the Inter-American Defense College, which was held at the CHDS headquarters at the National Defense University. The conference analyzed the major issues concerning security and defense 
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On July 19th CHDS and its partners the Chilean Ministry of Defense and the Chilean National Academy of Policy and Strategy Studies (ANEPE) inaugurated the 7th Sub Regional Conference in Santiago, Chile. This conference is an interdisciplinary event attended by government and non-government officials, analysts 
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The CHDS team arrived in Santiago, Chile, on Sunday, July 17, 2011 for the 2011 Sub-Regional Conference (SRC). The team has been hard at work in preparation for what everyone hopes will be the most successful conference ever held by CHDS. The Sub-Regional Conference will be held at 
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On July 12, CHDS hosted a group of students from the Colegio de Altos Estudios Estratégicos (College of Advanced Strategic Studies – CAEE), who are visiting Washington DC, one week before their graduation. CAEE is a highly influential organization in the region, and its mission 
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On June 6 the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed its 8th Interagency Coordination and Combating Terrorism course (ICCT).  With seventy-three participants from nineteen countries, this ICCT is one of the most diverse courses the Center has hosted, as the variety of professional backgrounds represented 
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The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies hosted “Caribbean Defense and Security Challenges in the Twenty-First Century,” an Advanced Policymaking Seminar (APS) in Bridgetown, Barbados, from 11 to 13 May. The event provided an opportunity for regional experts, CHDS alumni, and invited policymakers to address key 
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