On Tuesday October 25, 2011, Dr. Richard Downie, Director of CHDS, and Brigadier General Juan Jose Ruiz Morales, Minister of Defense of Guatemala, officiated at the unveiling of the portrait of Guatemalan National Hero Justo Rufino. Dr. Richard Downie and BG Juan Jose Ruiz Morales …

On October 19, CHDS held the second in its series of Hemispheric Forums, hosted by Prof. Howard Wiarda and moderated by Amb. Cris Arcos. Under discussion were the upcoming November 6, 2011, Nicaraguan Presidential and Parliamentary elections and how their outcome could impact the Western …

The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) has chosen former Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson de Azavedo Jobim and the US National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program as the recipients of this year’s Dr. William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education. Jobim …

On September 15, 2011, CHDS hosted a group of students enrolled in the Staff Course (Curso de Estado Mayor – CEM) from the National War College of Colombia (La Escuela Superior de Guerra) who are currently touring United States institutions, including the Kennedy Space Center, …

On July 19th CHDS and its partners the Chilean Ministry of Defense and the Chilean National Academy of Policy and Strategy Studies (ANEPE) inaugurated the 7th Sub Regional Conference in Santiago, Chile. This conference is an interdisciplinary event attended by government and non-government officials, analysts …