On January 27-31, Acting Director Ken LaPlante traveled to the Dominican Republic to attend the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC). During his visit, he participated in several events with the Center’s alumni and partner institutions in that country. In addition, Mr. LaPlante met with General 
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On February 24, 2014, a Peruvian delegation hosted the Mechanism of Exchange of Information on Capacities in Support of Natural Disasters (MECADEN, by its Spanish acronym) workshop that was held at the Perry Center facilities.
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On February 20, the Perry Center coordinated a VTC with the Perry Center alumni association in Jalisco, Mexico. The lecture was titled, “Governability and Security Challenges Facing the Emergence of Self-defense Groups,” and was provided by Professors Carlos Ospina and Patricia Escamilla-Hamm to over 350 
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On March 12, 2014, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies will host a Forum on USG engagement related to women in peace and security issues. This special Hemispheric Forum will take place in the Abraham Lincoln Hall Auditorium on Ft. McNair from 
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On February 18, Perry Center Acting Director Ken LaPlante gathered the Center’s faculty and staff together to recognize the work of Todd Rosenblum, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (A/ASD) for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs. Mr. LaPlante spoke about A/ASD Rosenblum’s contributions to security 
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From February 3-7, 2014 a delegation from the Perry Center visited Panama and Nicaragua and met with regional institutions and participated in several academic outreach and alumni activities.
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On February 6, Professors Michael Gold-Biss and Carlos Ospina Ovalle conducted a presentation via videoconference (VTC) on the topic of theoretical and practical strategic conflict analysis to the Naval War Academy in Viña del Mar, Chile.
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On February 4, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo appeared before the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Non-proliferation, and Trade to testify as a subject matter expert on the current threat from terrorist groups in Latin America. Also testifying were Dr. Gino Costa, President 
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On January 27, the students of the Perry Center’s 2014 Advanced Courses began the intensive pre-residence online phase, which lasts until February 28. The courses, led by Professors Luis Bitencourt, Michael Gold-Biss, Scott Tollefson, and David Spencer, will begin the in-residence phase at the Perry 
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On December 13, Visiting Professor Humberto Lourenção gave a presentation to the Perry Center staff and faculty, summarizing the preliminary conclusions of the research he conducted during his four-month residency at the Center. He presented on “The Challenges and Opportunities Facing US-Brazil Defense Relations.” Professor 
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