On June 5, 2023, Professor Celina Realuyo guest lectured virtually on “Corruption and Illicit Financial Flows as a Threat to Democracy in the Americas” for the Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie’s Political and Economic Law Graduate Program in São Paulo, Brazil. She spoke on how corruption at 
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Dr. Boris Saavedra of the William J. Perry Center has published an important research paper with a timely and thorough analysis on how artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies are transforming (and will continue to transform) our lives. It raises awareness of the challenges humanity 
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Join us for a discussion on maritime security issues in the South Atlantic.  This event has been coordinated in partnership with the Naval War College in Brazil and will be in conducted in Spanish and Portuguese with simultaneous interpretation. A short, post-event discussion (Spanish only) 
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On May 24-28, the Perry Center participated in the 2023 Latin America Studies Association (LASA) Congress in Vancouver, Canada, contributing to three panels and hosting a publications exhibit. Professor Celina Realuyo presented on the role of financial intelligence in countering illicit networks and the challenges 
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On May 25 the Perry Center welcomed a group of students from Colombia’s War College (ESDEG), a close institutional partner of the Center. Colombians comprise about 10 percent of Perry Center alumni, and many of those are ESDEG students, graduates, and faculty. Colombian Brigadier General 
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On May 23, 2023, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo briefed the 54th Expert Group Meeting for the Control of Money Laundering (GELAVEX) at the Organization of American States on the threat from the digitalization of illicit networks. She spoke of the increased use of the 
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After two weeks of intensive discussion with more than 30 climate scientists and government officials, the Perry Center’s inaugural “Climate Change and Implications for Defense and Security” course concluded on May 19 with commencement remarks by National Defense University President Lieutenant General Michael Plehn; National 
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On May 10 the Perry Center welcomed 45 military and civilian strategic studies students from Guatemala’s Armed Forces Education Command (COSEDE) for a discussion on the challenges of hemispheric security, including cybersecurity, countering transnational threat networks, and counterterrorism. The group was led by Colonel Daniel 
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On May 10, 2023, Dr. Luis Bitencourt and Professor Celina Realuyo briefed 43 officers from the Mexican National Defense College on defense and security threats to the Western Hemisphere. Professor Realuyo spoke on the expansion of transnational organized crime and focused on the emerging threat 
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From May 1-5, 2023, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo participated in the NESA-AFRICOM Workshop Series on “The Changing Nature of Security,” “Transnational Threats Know No Boundaries” and “The Women’s Revolution: Life, Liberty, and Freedom” conducted in Bangkok, Thailand. The engagement included 60 participants (50 women 
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