Expert Analysis of China, the Arab World's Perspective, Security Issues Post-9/11, and Much More: Carnegie Council September Events, with Live Webcasts

NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs has a stellar line-up of speakers to launch its 2012-2013 program year.

Events take place in Manhattan, New York.  Most are open to the public and all are available online as free live webcasts.  

For more details, and to register to attend in person, go to: http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/calendar/upcoming.html
Or call 212-838-4120.

To watch online, go to: http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/calendar/live (all times are Eastern Time).

Videos, audios, podcasts, and transcripts for all these events will be posted online soon after the programs take place. Go to www.carnegiecouncil.org

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

September 12, approx. 12:45 p.m. America in the 21st Century: A View from the Arab World 
Marwan Muasher, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, former foreign minister and deputy prime minister of Jordan. Private event. Please watch live webcast.

September 14, 8:00 a.m. Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750 
Odd Arne Westad, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

September 18, 6 p.m.  Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Dambisa Moyo 
Dambisa Moyo, economist and author of "Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working"

September 19, 8:00 a.m. Balancing Security and Civil Liberties in the Post-9/11 Era
Raymond Kelly, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD)

September 20, 8:00 a.m. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt, New York University Stern School of Business and social psychologist at the University of Virginia.

September 24, 8:00 a.m. From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia
Pankaj Mishra, Indian essayist and novelist.

September 27, 6:00 p.m. Is the World Becoming More Peaceful?
Steven Pinker, Harvard University; and Robert Kaplan, author and Center for a New American Security.

Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1914, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is an educational, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that produces lectures, publications, and multimedia materials on the ethical challenges of living in a globalized world.    

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