Leadership

26th Conference of Directors of Ibero-American Defense Colleges
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 from...

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Perry Center Participates in the 2024 International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association

From Wednesday, June 12, to Saturday, June 15, a Perry Center team led by Director Paul J. Angelo participated in the 2024 International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) in Bogota, Colombia. They gave multiple presentations, participated in the book exhibit, and...

Perry Center Participates in the 2025 Central American Security Conference
Perry Center Participates in the 2025 Central American Security Conference

From April 7 to 11, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies participated in this year’s Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC) in Panama City, Panama. Co-hosted by Commander of US Southern Command Admiral Alvin Holsey and Minister of Public Security of Panama...

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Perry Center Professors Speak at the Leadership, Strategic Planning and Cooperation Forum in Bogota, Colombia

On June 14, 2024, Perry Center Professors Celina Realuyo and Boris Saavedra participated in the Forum on Leadership, Strategic Planning and Cooperation: A Threat and Challenge Scenario in the Defense and Security Sector for some 200 military, civilian and academic officials in person and...

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Perry Center Welcomes Security Cooperation Officers Assigned to US Embassies Across the Western Hemisphere

On April 1, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed a group of eight security cooperation and bilateral affairs officers assigned to US embassies across the Western Hemisphere. Perry Center Director, Dr. Paul Angelo, and Associate Director of Outreach and...

SAC Chair Brigadier General (ret) Helmut Dotzler providing a framework for the meeting.
PfPC hosts Consortium Steering Committee (CSC) in hybrid format in Bavaria

George C. Marshall Center, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 24 February 2022-Members of the Consortium Steering Committee (CSC) conducted their Annual Meeting in hybrid format on February 22-23, hosted by the George C. Marshall Center (GCMC) in Bavaria. Among other items: Representatives from...

Raesmann Assumes Command of the 637TRG (DLIELC)
Raesmann Assumes Command of the 637TRG (DLIELC)

Col. Roy Collins,37th Training Wing Commander (left), presented the 637th Training Group Guidon to Col. Sean Raesmann as he assumed command as the new Group Commander and DLIELC Commandant on July 19, 2017.

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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 discussion....

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Royal Jordanian National Defense College: Perspectives on Strategic Leadership Seminar

From 25–27 July 2022, the NESA Center conducted a Perspectives on Strategic Leadership seminar with students and faculty of the Royal Jordanian National Defense College (RJNDC) in Amman, Jordan. The seminar marked the start of the academic year for the 120 students attending the year-long...

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Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro Speaks to the Fellows of CSC 22-2

On Monday, June 13, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro spoke to the Fellows attending Comprehensive Security Cooperation Course 22-2 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. For Del Toro, the chance to engage with the diversity of international Fellows provided...

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Security Perspectives on leadership and COVID-19

We have two new Security Nexus Perspectives written by Dr. Deon Canyon. One is titled "Strategic Crisis Leadership in COVID-19" and the other is "The Battle of Sense-making and Meaning-Making During the COVID-19 Crisis". You can find Security Nexus Perspectives the online at: https://...

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Senior Executive Seminar: The Adaptability Of Violent Extremist Organizations: Illegality, Technology, And Messaging

29 March – 2 April 2021 – NESA hosted a timely Senior Executive Seminar (SES) focused on the continued threat of violent extremist organizations (VEOs), particularly their use of new media platforms, as well as best practices to combat violent extremism in the virtual and non-virtual space....

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Senior Leader Engagement with the Rasanah International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah IIIS)

3 August 2021 – On Tuesday, representatives from the Saudi Arabia National Defense University Strategic Implementation Office (SANDU SIO) and from the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA Center) conducted aSenior Leader Engagementwith the Rasanah International Institute for...

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Silk Road Future Leaders Seminar: Emerging Regional Challenges

From 15–18 August 2022, the NESA Center hosted an informative Silk Road Future Leaders Seminar focused on the theme “Emerging Regional Challenges.”The virtual seminar brought together the next generation of young military officers, diplomats, and academics from South and Central Asia. The...

Passing of John “Jay” Cope
Statement from the Perry Center on the Passing of John “Jay” Cope

With deep sadness, we acknowledge the passing of US Army Colonel (ret.) John “Jay” Cope, a visionary leader whose devotion, service, and brilliance helped shape our beloved William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies in its earliest years. As the Center’s founder, Jay gave life to...

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Students and Faculty from Paraguay's Institute for Advanced Strategic Studies Visit the Perry Center

On March 31, 2025, 47 students and faculty members from the master’s program in National Strategic Planning and Conduct (PMPCEN, known for its acronym in Spanish) at Paraguay’s Instituto de Altos Estudios Estratégicos (Institute for Advanced Strategic Studies – IAEE) visited the William J....

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The Center Celebrates the Career of Mr. Tom Patykula

Tom Patykula rises early on a Saturday morning in June. His ankles tinge with slight pain, souvenirs from his military service and a distinguished athletic career in college football and wrestling. Still ingrained with the discipline of an Army Ranger, he presses on to get the job done. He...

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The Value of Thought Leadership in a World in Crisis

“The Value of Thought Leadership in a World in Crisis” is the latest Security Nexus Perspective by Dr. Deon Canyon. In this OpEd, Canyon discusses the role that the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies plays in Thought Leadership. According to the author,” Executives...

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Tonga named Alumni Association of the Year

Congratulations are also in order to the Tonga DKI APCSS Alumni Association for earning the DKI APCSS Alumni Association of the Year Award 2018! The Tongan alumni, led by Chief of Defense Staff, Brigadier General Lord Fielakepa, worked with the U.S. National Guard, the U.S. Embassy and DKI...

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