From July 1 to 31, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies delivered the Cybersecurity Fundamentals Asynchronous Course (CFAC) for participants from Panama and Paraguay. Facilitated by Perry Center Professor Dr. Boris Saavedra and Cyber Policy Fellow Dr. Heriberto Acosta-Maestre, the course …

From June 30 to July 2, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies partnered with the Brazilian Naval War College and our sister center, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), to convene a high-level symposium on enhancing maritime defense cooperation in …

From June 30 to July 13, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed, for the fourth time, doctoral students from Mexico’s Center for Superior Naval Studies (CESNAV) as part of their biannual international academic residency for the Defense and Security PhD …

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 Ecuador’s University of the Armed Forces – 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, …