Dr. Richard Downie, director of the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, today announced the appointment of Professor Howard J. Wiarda as Professor of National Security Policy and the Center’s Associate Director for Research and Publications. Wiarda is one of the country’s most respected and renowned …

On the 25th and 26th of January the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies had the pleasure to host a number of distinguished scholars and administrators from both the United States and countries throughout the Western Hemisphere for the “Teaching Security and Defense Concepts” conference. The …

With the participation of 75 students from countries throughout the Americas, the 1st of February marked the beginning of the in-person phase of the Security and Defense Policy course. The opening remarks, given by the Director Dr. Richard Downie and the Dean of Academics Dr. …

52 participants from 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean complete the residence phase of the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies’ Advanced Courses 2010. The three courses, Advanced Civil-Political-Military Relations and Democratic Leadership (ACPMR), Governance, Governability and Security in the Americas: Responses to Illicit …