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The State of Democracy Around the World with Dr. Larry Diamond

The Moss Theater 3131 Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA, United States

Join LAWAC for a discussion with Stanford's Dr. Larry Diamond on rising authoritarianism around the world, as democracy struggles to maintain its foothold. He'll also discuss China's growing surveillance state, and Russia's ambitions for 2020. Larry Diamond is a world-renowned expert in democracy and democratic transitions, and has done extensive work in developing countries in addition to his […]

25th Secretary of Defense Dr. Ash Carter

Writers Guild Theater 135 S Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills, CA, United States

The Los Angeles World Affairs Council is honored to host the 25th Secretary of Defense Dr. Ash Carter on June 17th at the Writer’s Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. Our discussion with the Secretary will cover the technological, strategic, and leadership imperatives that drove the Pentagon’s innermost operations and its most far-reaching changes. Secretary Carter’s […]