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The last million. Europes displaced persons from world war to the cold war. Im joel rosenthal, Prime Minister of Carnegie Council for ethics and international affairs. For those of us in the carnegie family of institutions, we have a special affection for david. His biography of Andrew Carnegie published in 2006 was a lifechanging event for us. Through davids work, weve come to know Andrew Carnegie in all of his humanity and complexity, and theres one lesson from the book that really stayed with me and has animated my work at the Carnegie Council, and that is the as david would put it cashtys carnegies cockeyed optimism was not entirely misplaced. For all the madness we see in the world, progress based on reason and a cando spirit is, indeed, possible. That idea keeps me going, and this occasion gives me the opportunity to say thank you, david. In addition to the carnegie biography, davids previous books include prizewinning biographies of joseph p. Kennedy and William Randolph hearst.
Programs pop. Global leaders, city, delight and united airlines, corporate partners, we would also like to thank our coorganizer, the young china watchers. It is a great flour be working with them for tonights program. Now it is my pleasure to welcome miss vicki lai, the cofounder and head of the new york chapter of young china watcher ford her brief remarks. [applause] good evening, everyone. Im vic year and lai and im the head of the young china watch america new york. Im behalf of the young chinaer watchers in new York Leadership Team who is in front, we would like to thank the Japan Society for this amazing opportunity to host this evening together. And thank you all for joining us. We have a fantastic evening for you. Our Organization Young china watchers is a Dynamic Group of china focuses young professionals. Through regular roundtables and talks with senior figures in the china academic policy and business communities, we provide a chance for engaged individuals to interact and
Relations. This is an hour. Welcome to [inaudible] im pleased to japan with the newly published book before we begin the process that makes the policy possible Global Leaders including United Airlines are partners throughout north america wed also like to thank our coer organizers it is a pleasure to be working with them for tonights program. Though its my pleasure to present the cofounder for remarks. [applause] good evening i am the head of the young china watchers new york part of the Leadership Team we would like to think the society for this amazing opportunity to host thisis and thank you for joining us we have a fantastic evening for you. Organization is a Dynamic Group of china focus professionals through roundtables and through the academic policies and communities to provide a chance to engage individuals to interact and discuss the most prescient issues emerging today through a growing Global Network with the next generation of leaders. And why have the privilege of introduc
Alliance and western countries are not invited. But an interesting person from china is. And donald trump facing another set of criminal charges. The state of georgia accusing the former u. S. President of trying to overturn the 2020 election that he lost. Im brent goff. To our viewers watching on pbs in the United States and to all of you around the world, welcome. It has been two years since the taliban retook power in afghanistan. Tens of thousands of people fled the country at the time. They were fearful that the takeover would mean a return to the harsh islamist policies of the past. Since then taliban leaders have avoided making clear statements on many issues but as they mark their socalled independence day, the world now has a much clearer idea of what afghanistan under a new taliban regime really looks like. Reporter scenes of jubilation on the streets of kabul as members of the taliban celebrate two years since they seized back power. Flags emblazoned with the islamic were he