25 years after the disaster: How 9/11 changed America
25 years after September 11, 2001, the article examines how the attacks changed America and the world: they shattered the sense of security, dragged the US into long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and led to strategic blindness that allowed Russia and China to strengthen. A new generation of Americans, with no memory of the attacks but with memory of the wars, has lost faith in capitalism.
25 years after September 11, 2001, the article examines how the attacks fundamentally changed America and the world. The attack, the largest in history, shattered America's sense of security and superiority. The 'end of history' concept from the 1990s collapsed along with the towers. The American response dragged the country into long and bloody wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, costing trillions, claiming 8,000 soldiers killed and over 30,000 suicides, and leading to an economic crisis. The article argues that the focus on fighting radical Islam created strategic blindness that allowed Russia and China to strengthen. Today, a new generation of Americans, with no memory of the attacks but with memory of the endless wars, has lost faith in capitalism. The shockwaves of that morning continue to shape America and the world.