Special series, 9/11 at 20: A Week of Reflection

Greetings RS readers!

In addition to all of the great work on Responsible Statecraft, please don’t miss our special series, 9/11 at 20: A Week of Reflection, where each day beginning today, September 6 through the September 11 anniversary we are showcasing articles on the impact of the attacks and the ensuing Global War on Terror on American society and the world at-large.

Included in this exclusive coverage is whistleblower Tom Drake, who was the first American after 9/11 charged under the Espionage Act for blowing the whistle on the Bush administration’s illegal surveillance programs; Rami Khouri on the catastrophic impact of the GWOT on the Middle East; Paul Pillar on how the intelligence community was transformed by the attacks; and myself, writing on the mainstream media’s complicity in the run-up to the war in Iraq and throughout the last two decades of overseas interventions. We’ll also be featuring essays from Christopher Coyne & Abigail Hall, Stephen Miles, and Quincy Institute president Andrew Bacevich. 

As we continue to feature principled reporting and analysis that pushes back on the status quo approach to foreign policy and national security, it is important to remember how we got here and how much more needs to be done to smash through the Washington echo chamber. The 9/11 attacks have a significant bearing on that journey today.

As always, thank you for reading and for your continued support.