The William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies joined regional security leaders in Colombia, August 22-24, for the 2023 South American Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC). General Helder Fernan Giraldo Bonilla, Commanding General of the Colombian Armed Forces, and General Laura Richardson, Commander of United States …

On August 10, 2023, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo spoke on transnational organized crime and its impact on state capacity in the Americas at the World Compliance Forum 2023 in Bogota, Colombia. She explained how transnational organized crime enriched by illicit financial flows is becoming …

On August 8, 2023, Professor Celina Realuyo participated in an international forum titled “Global Threats, Regional Crisis and Domestic Challenges” at the Escuela de Altos Estudios Estratégicos of the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada in Bogota, Colombia with 70 participants in person and even more online. …

On August 8, the Perry Center was honored to host a visit by Peruvian Minister of Defense and Perry Center alumnus, Dr. Jorge Luis Chavez Cresta. Minister of Defense Chavez Cresta was welcomed by National Defense University President Lieutenant General Michael Plehn and Perry Center …

On July 19, the Perry Center hosted a Chilean delegation led by Under Secretary of Defense Victor Jaime Barrueto. The welcome delegation included National Defense University President Lieutenant General Michael Plehn and Perry Center Director Dr. Paul Angelo. Under Secretary Barrueto and the Chilean delegation …