On June 16, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies formally conferred the Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education upon the Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas – ESPE, in recognition of its sustained contributions to the advancement of professional …

From June 2-13, 2025, the William J. Perry Center Hemispheric Defense Studies convened 102 participants from 15 countries for the resident phase of two concurrent courses: Countering Hybrid Threats in the Americas (CHTA) and Human Rights and Rule of Law (HR/ROL). Ambassador Carlos Bernardo Cherniak, …

On May 29, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed twelve members of the Senior Military Course No. 20 from the Ecuadorian Army’s Education and Military Doctrine Command. The delegation was received by Perry Center Director Dr. Paul J. Angelo and …

On May 6, 2025, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo participated in the Third Annual Meeting of National Points of Contact on Transnational Organized Crime (RANDOT), held at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC. Professor Realuyo moderated the Transnational Organized Crime Trends panel, …

On May 13, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed delegations from the Command of Higher Education of the Guatemalan Army (COSEDE) and Mexico’s Center for Advanced Naval Studies (CESNAV). Perry Center Director Paul J. Angelo, the Dean of Academic Affairs, …