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9/11

President George W. Bush and White House staff watch news coverage of Flight 175 striking the South Tower of the World Trade Center at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida
Washington Politics

Symposium: What I miss most about pre-9/11 America

We asked diplomats, scholars, activists, and military leaders about what the US has lost in a long quarter century

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Washington Politics

Why 9/11 mastermind KSM still awaiting trial after a quarter century

By any measure, the controversial Guantanamo Bay court has failed its purpose, but believe it or not, proceedings press on.

A US soldier walks through the street in Baghdad
Washington Politics

25 years after 9/11, the US still doesn't know 'why they hate us'

The War on Terror showed the perils of seeking military solutions for political problems. Policymakers never got the message.

John Esposito, 86, showed how Islamophobia warped US policy
Washington Politics

John Esposito, 86, showed how Islamophobia warped US policy

A towering figure in Islamic studies, the long-time Georgetown professor offered an alternative to the 'clash of civilizations'

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Global Crises

The roots of Trump's wars on terror trace back to 9/11

After the attacks on New York and Washington, the US built a legal framework for permanent conflict that all presidents since have systematically abused

The Taliban resistance lives on in the Lion of Panjshir's son
Middle East

The Taliban resistance lives on in the Lion of Panjshir's son

Ahmad Shah Massoud, hero of the Northern Alliance, was assassinated two days before 9/11. His namesake talks to RS.