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Perry Center Professor Speaks on “The Geopolitical Convergence in Venezuela” at Hemispheric Security Conference

On May 18, 2022, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo participated in Florida International University’s 7th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference. She spoke on “The Geopolitical Convergence in Venezuela” describing the Maduro regime’s ability to maintain its illicit economy and circumvent sanctions thanks to their close allies …

Perry Center Kicks Off CTTN 2022 Course

The Perry Center welcomes 45 participants from Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean to the resident portion of “Combating Transnational Threat Networks,” led by course director Professor Celina Realuyo. Together they will analyze and deepen their understanding of transnational criminal organizations and the …

HR/ROL 2022 Course Concludes

Congratulations to our graduates of Strategic Implications of Human Rights and Rule of Law! On Friday, we held the first in-person graduation ceremony of our 25th Anniversary year. We thank National Defense University President Lt Gen Michael Plehn and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for …

Call for Nominations: 2022 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education

Every day, thousands of dedicated professionals in government, the military, academia, and civil society do the tireless, often unheralded work of making the Americas safer and more secure. The Perry Award offers an opportunity to recognize some of the individuals and organizations advancing security and …

Perry Center Hosts the Guatemalan Army’s Command for Education (COSEDE)

On May 9, 2022, the Perry Center hosted the visit of the Command for Education of the Army of Guatemala (COSEDE) to Washington, DC. The Center provided a briefing on our institution and on the latest trends in transnational organized crime and cybersecurity in the …

State Alumni Paraguay International Forum

Perry Center Co-Sponsors International Forum with State Alumni Paraguay (SAP)

On May 5, 2022, the Perry Center co-sponsored with State Alumni Paraguay (SAP) an “International Forum on Cooperation between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and the United States of America in the Fight Against Organized Crime, Money Laundering and Cryptocurrencies,” with over 300 participants from the Paraguayan …

Perry Center Welcomes Students for HR/ROL 2022 Course

On May 2 we kicked-off the residential phase of our Strategic Implications of Human Rights and Rule of Law (HR/ROL) course, welcoming 42 participants, including 16 women, from 13 countries in the Americas to the Perry Center. Together we will explore and develop complementary approaches …

Systems Analysis of Salvaforan Gangs webinar

Systems Analysis of the Salvadoran Gangs

On April 26, the Perry Center held the webinar, “Systems Analysis of the Salvadoran Gangs.” It presented the just published book: Adversarial System Analysis of the Salvadoran Gangs. Two of the three authors, Dr. David Spencer, WJPC Professor of Practice, and Mr. Herard von Santos, …

Rudesheim Farewell and Public Service Medal Award

Farewell and Presentation of Public Service Medal to Perry Center Director

On Friday, LTG (ret.) Frederick S. Rudesheim was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service in recognition of exemplary leadership as director of the Perry Center. Director Rudesheim’s unwavering commitment to building trust and strengthening relationships in the Americas advanced the Center’s …

Perry Center Faculty Conduct In-Person Seminar in Panama

On April 27, 2022, the Perry Center held an in-person seminar on “Cybersecurity in Critical Infrastructure and the Financial Sector” at Capital Bank in Panama City, Panama. Perry Center Professors Boris Saavedra and Celina Realuyo spoke about governance in cyberspace, critical infrastructure protection, big data, …