With the participation of 75 students from countries throughout the Americas, the 1st of February marked the beginning of the in-person phase of the Security and Defense Policy course. The opening remarks, given by the Director Dr. Richard Downie and the Dean of Academics Dr. 
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On December 14-15, CHDS held a day and a half long seminar in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the launch of the book: Seguridad y Defensa en Tiempos del Bicentenario: Visiones desde Argentina y Chile. (Security and Defense during the Bicentennial: Visions from Argentina and Chile). The book 
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52 participants from 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean complete the residence phase of the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies’ Advanced Courses 2010. The three courses, Advanced Civil-Political-Military Relations and Democratic Leadership (ACPMR), Governance, Governability and Security in the Americas: Responses to Illicit 
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On Thursday, November 3rd, the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) hosted a half-day symposium for the benefit of members of the National Defense University (NDU) Foundation. A selection of CHDS subject experts participated in two panels of discussion, moderated by CHDS Dean Michael Gold-Biss, 
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Before a select group of attendees, the Deputy Commander of the Colombian Armed Forces, General Gustavo Matamoros, gave a presentation at CHDS that focused on the key aspects of Colombia’s process of reinforcing governability which, during the presidency of President Álvaro Uribe, became known as 
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During the week of 30 August – 3 September, the CHDS team of Mr. Kevin Newmeyer, Dr. Evan Ellis, Lt. Col. Carlos Berrios, and Mr. Steve Meyer traveled to Montevideo, Uruguay to conduct the exercise event “NationLab Uruguay 2010,” in conjunction with CHDS’ partner institution 
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On 23 September 2010, the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies was pleased to welcome back a former distinguished colleague and the current Chilean Minister of Defense, Jaime Ravinet. Mr. Ravinet engaged the audience of over one hundred with a brief but thorough description of both 
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The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) has selected US General John Galvin and former Uruguayan Defense Minister Dr. Jose Bayardi in the individual category and the Mexican Center for Superior Naval Studies (CESNAV) in the institutional category for the 2010 William J. Perry Award 
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On August 18th, the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) NationLab team conducted a three-hour videoconference with the Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales (CESNAV) of the Mexican Navy (SEMAR), as part of NationLab Mexico 2010. The video conference was the first in a series of 
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On July 5-9, a Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) team facilitated a special staff team from the Guatemalan National Security Council in their evaluation of the country’s National Security Policy and the development of a model for monitoring the implementation of that policy. As 
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