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20 years since 9/11 attacks
Quick Take

20 years since 9/11 attacks

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: It's the 20th anniversary of 9/11 coming up real soon and I thought I'd give you a few thoughts about it. Now, we're 20 years past this and we're going to talk a lot on the day about Afghanistan and the end of the war. But I think that it is important to remember that the United States did come together after it was attacked. And it is so unfortunate that both the war in Afghanistan's mission became so diffuse and expanded and bad and wrongheaded.

The alternative versions of 9/11
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The alternative versions of 9/11

As pivotal as they were, there was certainly nothing inevitable about the September 11th attacks — or their aftermath. Here we imagine five separate scenarios for how things might have gone differently.

When a giant sneezes: How the US response to 9/11 reshaped the world
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When a giant sneezes: How the US response to 9/11 reshaped the world

9/11 sent shockwaves around the world. In many places, the effects are still felt today. We asked analysts at Eurasia Group, our parent company, to give us a quick recap of how the attacks and their aftermath had an impact on the regions they cover.