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For the first time ever, the Perry Center, in partnership with the United States Southern Command, will offer a workshop on "Strategic and Policy Implications of UNSCR1325: Women, Peace, and Security." It will focus on understanding how to design policies that maximize the meaningful participation of women in defense. This workshop is offered as an optional add-on to the Defense Governance 2022 Course. Click for more information.

CENTER NEWS

May 17, 2022

Perry Center Kicks Off CTTN 2022 Course

The Perry Center welcomes 45 participants from Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean to the resident portion of "Combating Transnational Threat Networks," led by...
May 17, 2022

HR/ROL 2022 Course Concludes

Congratulations to our graduates of Strategic Implications of Human Rights and Rule of Law! On Friday, we held the first in-person graduation ceremony of our 25th Anniversary...
May 16, 2022

Call for Nominations: 2022 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in...

Every day, thousands of dedicated professionals in government, the military, academia, and civil society do the tireless, often unheralded work of making the Americas safer and...
May 13, 2022

Perry Center Hosts the Guatemalan Army’s Command for Education (COSEDE)

On May 9, 2022, the Perry Center hosted the visit of the Command for Education of the Army of Guatemala (COSEDE) to Washington, DC. The Center provided a briefing on our...

COURSES/SEMINARS

Combating Transnational Threat Networks (CTTN 2022)

Tailored in response to the defense policy goals of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs and the objectives of the Combatant Commands, particularly those related to DoD efforts to combat transnational threats
Cyber Policy Development (CYBER 2022)

The course explores the increasing challenges to cyber security at the national, international and transnational levels. This is a comprehensive, non-technical course, for government and private sector cyber professionals.
Humanitarian Assistance / Disaster Relief (English)

The goal of the HADR course is to educate decision-makers from the region who work closely on HADR programs in their country as well as to improve the capacity of US and partner nation forces to respond to humanitarian crises and disasters.
Defense Governance (DG 2022)

Defense Governance (DG) explores relevant concepts, institutions, norms, values, processes, and methodologies related to the functioning and effectiveness of Defense Governance within a democratic state.
Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP 2022)

The principal objective of this course is to offer participants the theoretical foundations and analytical tools to help them develop and/or expand their ability to be active participants in the processes of security and defense strategy and policy formulation, decision-making, implementation, and control and oversight.
Washington Security and Defense Seminar (WSDS 2022)

The WSDS Seminar is designed to provide knowledge on the development of security and defense policies in the United States of America.

The Perry Center publishes original works by faculty, staff, alumni, and international colleagues through a variety of print and digital outlets. The current lineup of publications includes Regional Insights and Occasional Papers, as well as special reports and books. We welcome submissions in English and Spanish for any of the publication types. We also feature the work of our faculty and staff published by external entities.

Apr 2022

The 21st Century Latin American Military: Climate Change and the Future of HA/DR Operations

Apr 2022

Illicit Networks and the New World Order Post-Pandemic

Apr 2022

Fog of Warfare: Broadening US Military Use-of-Force Training for Security Cooperation