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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Budget priorities for 21st century defense: A conversation with Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter

AEI’s Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies will host Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter for a timely discussion of U.S. defense budgets, of the changing strategic landscape in the U.S. and the force that this landscape demands.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Will shallow-loss programs throw taxpayers in the deep end?

One of the main provisions of the 2012 Farm Bill is a “shallow-loss” program. This program is being portrayed as a safety net, but there are significant questions that must be examined before the program is enacted. At this event, Vince Smith and Barry Goodwin will discuss these questions and will release new research and analysis on the cost of shallow-loss programs.

Thursday, May 31, 2012 | 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
A quest for democratic citizenship: Civil society in Putin’s Russia

How do civil society organizations operate in the authoritarian environment of Vladimir Putin’s “sovereign democracy?”  To what extent are they able to further their causes despite pervasive corruption and the rule of courts that take their cues from the Kremlin?

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Anticipating the world’s most expensive natural disaster

The next Tokyo earthquake will be the most expensive disaster in history.