On March 29, the Perry Center welcomed a delegation from Uruguay led by the Chief of Defense, General Rodolfo Pereyra. Perry Center faculty led by the Dean of Academic Affairs, Dr. Scott D. Tollefson, met with the delegation and engaged on topics related to security 
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On March 24, 2023, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo testified on “China and the Mexican Cartels’ Asymmetrical War through the Illicit Fentanyl Trade” at a hearing on “Follow the Money: The CCP’s Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis” before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee 
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On March 21 Perry Center Director Dr. Paul Angelo received a visit from Nicaraguan alumnus Felix Maradiaga. Mr. Maradiaga was previously the Director of the Institute of Strategic Studies and Public Policies as well as Vice-Minister of Defense during the government of President Enrique Bolaños. 
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On March 3, 2023, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo spoke on “State Fragility and Transnational Organized Crime: The Fight Against Corruption and Illicit Financial Flows” at the World Compliance Forum 2023 in San Jose, Costa Rica. The Forum, organized by FELADE (Foundation for the Study 
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On March 9, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies hosted the Fifth Annual Forum on Security Challenges in Latin America. The full-day hybrid event addressed contemporary and evolving threats, with a special focus 
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On February 10, 2023, Professor Celina Realuyo participated virtually in the Advanced Seminar on National and Regional Security of North America at the University of the Americas Puebla in Puebla, Mexico with 113 Mexican and Latin American graduate students. Professor Realuyo spoke about “The Evolution 
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On Thursday, February 9, a Perry Center delegation led by director Dr. Paul Angelo met with Costa Rican alumni for a networking event in San Jose, Costa Rica. Those in attendance represented a wide range of Perry Center residence course graduates from as far back 
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On February 8, Director Paul J. Angelo represented the Perry Center as an observer at the 2023 Central American Security Conference, co-hosted by US Southern Command and Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Security. US and Central American security leaders from 13 nations gathered to discuss 
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The 2023 Webinar Series opened on January 26 with a discussion on “Countering Disinformation in the Americas” featuring guest speaker Ambassador John Feeley, Executive Director for the Center for Media Integrity of the Americas (CMIA). WJPC professor Celina Realuyo moderated this event which was attended 
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Greetings and happy new year from the Perry Center. As we begin 2023, we have much for which to be grateful. We are grateful for you – our alumni and partners – and for the trust we have built together over the past 25 years. 
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