On April 22-24, the Perry Center facilitated a seminar in Guatemala City, organized by the Guatemalan Technical Secretariat for the National Security Council (Secretaría Técnica del Consejo Nacional de Seguridad – STCNS) to evaluate the progress of the country’s National Security Plan. The event, which 
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On April 15, Perry Center professor Dr. Evan Ellis gave a presentation in Miami, FL, to an audience of 60 Latin America–oriented business professionals, academics, and students on the security and defense dimension of Chinese engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean. Dr. Ellis’s presentation 
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On April 22, the Perry Center provided a lecture to 60 students and faculty at the College of Higher Strategic Studies (Colegio de Altos Estudios Estratégicos – CAEE) in El Salvador via videoconference. The lecture was titled “Failed States” and was led by Perry Center 
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In support of the USSOUTHCOM mission, the Perry Center designed and directed a course on interagency coordination for civil and military officials of the National Administrative System for Territorial Consolidation in Colombia. The course ran for three weeks, including a two-week distance phase and one 
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On April 1-4, the Perry Center, USSOUTHCOM, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) cohosted the 2014 Biosurveillance Challenges in the Americas Workshop at USSOUTHCOM in Miami, FL, an event that brought together senior leaders and experts in security and public health from 12 countries 
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On April 4, a delegation from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy (IAAFA) visited the Perry Center for an organizational briefing and discussion with Perry Center faculty. The 41 visitors, including 21 officers from Western Hemisphere partner nations, received an organizational brief from Dr. Luis Bitencourt, 
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The Perry Center has just launched Volume 1 of the new Perspectivas eJournal, a collection of current research and analysis. Perspectivas is a digital publication that contains an array of articles, commentaries, and policy statements in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The eJournal thrives on the 
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On March 28, the in-person phase of Perry Center advanced courses concluded with a closing ceremony and reception. The ceremony featured remarks by Mr. Ken LaPlante, Perry Center Acting Director, and Dr. John Melvin Jones, a longtime Foreign Service officer and former US Ambassador to 
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On March 13, the Perry Center hosted a round table discussion and organizational overview for Vice Admiral Marco Antonio Ortega Siu, Coordinator General of the Mexican Marine Corps; Lieutenant General Richard P. Mills, Commander of both the US Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North; 
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On March 11, Perry Center Executive Liaison Officer to USSOUTHCOM Steve Meyer presented a Perry Center overview to an Army South–sponsored Civil-Military Relations Professional Development Exchange at the Honduran Defense Ministry. These overviews serve as the foundation for institutional relationship-building, bringing the mission and resources 
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