On Friday, July 24 President David Granger will give a commencement address at the graduation of students in the Caribbean Defense and Security Course (CDSC) at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at Fort Leslie J. McNair, Virginia, USA.
The students spent the past six weeks studying international and national security environments and processes, as well as defense and security policy formulation and implementation, resource management, civilian-military and law enforcement cooperation, defense economics, transnational security issues, and interagency and international coordination in order to produce more effective national security and defense policies.
The Caribbean Defense and Security Course (CDSC) course is general in its approach and uses the experience of participants, faculty, and lecturers to enrich the learning exchange. The course combines theoretical concepts of defense and security analysis with integrated practical exercises, including lectures, individual studies, and guest speakers. This course will highlight the issues and challenges confronting small nations in the Caribbean region.
President Granger is a former Commander of the Guyana Defence Force, alumnus and former adjunct Professor of the Perry Center. Granger was inaugurated as President of Guyana on May 16, 2015.
