Academic Exchange Official
Dialogue between two academic institutions on a topic of interest between the two. Members participating in the dialogue may also include third party SMEs, practitioners, NGO/Thinktank academics, etc.
Bay of Bengal Maritime Workshop
27–29 April 2021 – The NESA Center hosted a maritime and regional security workshop in a partnership with theNational Maritime Foundation (NMF)that focused on the changing environmental and strategic challenges in the Bay of Bengal region. The workshop was kicked off by comments...
Colombian Military Information Course Visits the Perry Center
On September 16, thirty-nine students in the Colombian War College’s Military Information Course visited the Perry Center. Students and their leadership were received by Perry Center Dean William Godnick and provided a brief on the Center’s activities as well as an overview of the...
Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Americas Security Affairs Joseph M. Humire Addresses Western Hemisphere Defense Ahead of Perry Center Graduation Ceremony
On August 21, 2026, Joseph M. Humire, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Americas Security Affairs, delivered remarks to participants ahead of the graduation ceremony for the Countering Hybrid Threats in the Americas (CHTA) and Homeland Defense and Border Security (HDBS) courses....
DIILS Engages with North Macedonia
DIILS met with the Secretary General of the government of the Republic of North Macedonia and leaders of the National Committee for Countering Violent Extremism and Counter Terrorism (NCCVECT) as a part of a legal institutional capacity building (ICB) program focused on interagency...
Executive Seminar (ES 03-21) Climate Change
From 26 July to 05 August 2021, the NESA Center conducted a two-week seminar focused on the security implications related to climate change. Col. Daniel Curfiss (Ret.), Dr. Gawdat Bahgat, and Mr. David DesRoches moderated roundtable discussions with senior climate experts, current and...
International Correspondent Speaks at DIILS Resident Course
DIILS was pleased to have Ms. Jane Ferguson, a multi-award winning international correspondent, author, and professor of journalism, with significant experience covering conflict, disasters, and major news events, provide a presentation on “Journalists in Conflict Zones: Access,...
Perry Center Hosts Ecuador’s Joint Military Defense Academy General Staff Course
On August 24, 2026, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed 25 participants from Ecuador’s Joint Military Defense Academy (ADEMIC) General Staff Course. The delegation received an organizational briefing and an overview of the U.S. National Defense...
Perry Center Participates in 26th Conference of Directors of Ibero-American Defense Colleges
From September 22 to 26, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies participated in the 26th Conference of the Association of Ibero-American Defense Colleges hosted by the Institute of Advanced Strategic Studies in Asunción, Paraguay. Nearly thirty representatives...
Perry Center Receives Delegations from Guatemala and Mexico
On May 13, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed delegations from the Command of Higher Education of the Guatemalan Army (COSEDE) and Mexico’s Center for Advanced Naval Studies (CESNAV). Perry Center Director Paul J. Angelo, the Dean of Academic...
Roundtable Discussion With Armenian Ambassador to the United States HE Varuzhan Nersesyan
6 May 2021 – The NESA Center held a roundtable discussion with the Armenian Ambassador to the United States, His ExcellencyVaruzhan Nersesyan.H.E. Varuzhan Nersesyan has served as the Ambassador to the United States since November 2018. NESA ProfessorDr. Hassan Abbasmoderated the...
Washington Embassy Orientation
8 April 2021 – On 8 April, NESA hosted an informative one-dayWashington Embassy Orientation (WEO)focused on “US Relations with the NESA Region in 2021: Current Status and Issues on the Horizon.” The WEO – intended for audiences from the local Embassy community in Washington, DC –...
Welcome to the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) & George C. Marshall Center Executive Cybersecurity Workshop (GCMC) “Executive Cybersecurity Workshop.” 19-23 April 2021 Monday-Friday, 07:00 – 10:00 hours Central European Time (GMT +1) The...