Professor Boris Saavedra, CHDS Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs, discussed the inroads that Iran and Russia are making into military programs in Latin America at an April 21 meeting of the American Legion National Defense Post 46 in Washington, DC. A retired Brigadier General of …

On March 17-18, the CHDS Exercise and Gaming team conducted a simulation-based exercise in Colorado Springs for more than forty visiting security and defense professionals from across Latin America. The purpose of the exercise was to provide a hands-on experience in international and interagency coordination …

Jaime Ravinet, who in 2009 was a CHDS Visiting Scholar, has been appointed by Chilean President-elect Sebastian Piñera as that country’s new Minister of Defense. Ravinet previously held the top defense portfolio under the presidency of Ricardo Lagos. In a letter of congratulations to Ravinet …

On December 8, former Ecuadorian and Peruvian Presidents Gustavo Noboa and Alejandro Toledo were featured speakers at the first-ever CHDS international “Executive Defense Management Seminar” (EDMS), held December 7-11, in Washington, DC. The seminar, which includes senior government officials, ministers and vice ministers of defense, …

On September 17, 2009, CHDS officially awarded its third annual William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Defense Education in the institutional category to the Strategic Superior Studies College of El Salvador (CAEE). The award is named after the former U.S. Secretary of Defense, William …