9/11 Legacy: 25 Years of Securitization, Anti-Immigration, and Authoritarian Drift

A retrospective argues the 9/11 attacks transformed global politics in the opposite direction of liberal internationalism, normalizing exceptional security measures and fueling anti-Islamic and anti-immigration movements. The piece asserts that two long wars failed to export democracy, while authoritarian containment weakened. This is an analytical assessment, not a new event, but it frames a persistent geopolitical trend.