25 Years After 9/11: How the War on Terror Reshaped Foreign Policy

This September marks 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans and launched the United States into the 20-year War on Terror. SIS professor and foreign policy expert Greg Aftandilian joins Big World to reflect on how 9/11 changed the U.S.’s approach to foreign policy and assess what America has learned from the War on Terror. Topics Covered: * The legacy of 9/11 on U.S. foreign policy * Successes and failures from the War on Terror * The impact of increased Islamophobia and xenophobia post-9/11 * How terrorism and extremism changed after 9/11 * What the U.S. learned from the War on Terror ----- Big World is an international affairs podcast produced by the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC. Episode Credits Host: Madi Minges Producer: Morgan Desfosses Art: Amy Zawada Connect with us: 📲 Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/au_sis] and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/school/american-university-school-of-international-service] ✉️ Subscribe to our newsletter [https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/2006781/1962498/] 🔗 Check out our website [https://www.american.edu/sis/big-world?utm_source=captivate&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=sis_org_bigworld]