Forty students from fourteen countries assembled at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) in Washington DC on Monday, April 16 for the fourth rendition of the Perspectives on Perspectives on Homeland Security and Defense (PHSD). The goal of the course is to permit participants …

On March 29, the 2012 Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP) course celebrated the end of its in-person classes with a dinner at the Gadsby’s Tavern, located in historic Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, just south of Washington, DC. Rear Admiral (ret.) Manuel Lora, course director, offered …

Twenty-seven members of the US Marine Corps War College (MCWAR) arrived at CHDS to enhance their understanding about security issues in Colombia and Brazil. Their day began with a brief presentation by Dr. Luis Bitencourt that aimed to help participants to contextualize Brazil and Colombia …

On March the 13th, CHDS was pleased to receive a delegation from the Mexican Secretariats of Defense (SEDENA) and Navy (SEMAR). Joining us from SEMAR were RADM Jose Luis Arellano Ruiz, the SEMAR S-2, and RADM Sergio Antonio Islas Sanchez, the SEMAR S-3. Joining us …

On Monday March 5, the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies hosted His Excellency Andres Allamand Zavala, Minister of Defense of Chile. Several senior Chilean defense officials accompanied him, including Subsecretary of Defense Oscar Izurieta and Lieutenant General Hernan Marodones, Chief of the Chilean Joint Staff. …