On December 5th, six doctoral candidates from Alas Peruanas University’s Public Policy, National Security and Sustainable Development program, visited CHDS in Washington, DC. The purpose of the visit was an academic exchange between the candidates and CHDS faculty members. During the visit there were three 
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On November 7-8, 2011 the Peruvian CHDS alumni association held its 2nd Security and Defense Conference at the Westin Hotel in Lima. The conference was well attended by over 250 military and civilian participants, bringing together experts from throughout the security and defense field for 
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A delegation of 43 colonels from the Peruvian Army, participants in the Command and the Command and General Staff Courses from the Army War College visited CHDS. The visit, which was led by the school’s director, Brigadier General Luis Arroyo, was highlighted by an academic 
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In a ceremony presided over by Dr. Richard Downie, the Director of the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, and the guest speaker, the honorable Paul McHale, the resident phase of the four advanced and one specialized courses came to to a close. During this period, 
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The newly-formed CHDS Honduran Alumni Association held its first workshop on October 20, 2011, which coincided with a visit from the CHDS NationLab team that was in Tegucigalpa for the 2011 Honduran NationLab. The workshop, held at the Hotel Minister Suite, included a presentation by 
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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 
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To mark the event organized by the CEDEYAC to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its creation, the CHDS Director Dr. Richard Downie and professors Pat Paterson and Manuel Lora participated in academic activities prepared for this occasion. Dr. Richard Downie acknowledged the initiative of the 
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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 
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87 participants from 28 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean are taking part in the residence phase of the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies’ Advanced Courses for the year of 2011. There are five courses this year which include Advanced Civil-Political-Military Relations and Democratic 
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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 
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