Can
we
write
about
the
Global
War
on
Terror
(GWOT)
in
the
past
tense?
With
ongoing
talk
of
a
return
to
great
power
rivalry,
the
U.S.
withdrawal
from
Afghanistan
and
Iraq,
and
the
primacy
of
combating
a
global
pandemic,
many
Western
governments
are
eager
to
frame
the
war-on-terror
era
as
over.
But
even
if
the
formal
infrastructure
of
war
retracts,
the
social
relations,
logics,
and
material
resources
from
the
planetary
war
are
set
to
shape
our
collective
futures.
Long
after
the
departure
of
European
empires
in
the
mid-20th
century,
the
postcolonial
world
remained
beholden
to
colonial-era
structures
and
norms.
Likewise,
the
legacies
of
the
GWOT—its
laws,
language,
cultural
norms,
political
hierarchies,
and
material
artifacts—
will
reverberate
across
global,
national,
and
local
scales
in
the
decades
to
come.
The
9/11
Legacies
project
presents
a
diverse
set
of
perspectives
from
across
academia,
policy
circles,
and
journalism
to
reflect
on
the
more
enduring,
subtle,
and
(at
times)
pernicious
legacies
of
9/11
and
the
Global
War
on
Terror.
The
project
seeks
to
answer
one
overarching
question: in what ways will our post-GWOT era be shaped by the Global War on Terror?
The
9/11
Legacies
project
was
established
on
the
20th
anniversary
of
9/11
by
Ameem
Lutfi
(Assistant
Professor
in
History
and
Anthropology,
Lahore
University
of
Management Sciences) and
Kevin L. Schwartz
(Research Fellow, Oriental Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences).
The project benefits from funding from the
Oriental Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences.
The
events
of
9/11
left
a
dark
legacy
on
Jordanian
politics.
As
the
Hashemite
Kingdom
became
imbricated
in
the
U.S.-led
War
on
Terror
and,
more
broadly,
Washington’s
hegemonic
march
across
the
Middle
East,
authoritarian
governance at home became (…)
By: Sean Yom
Jordan:
Deepening Authoritarianism
By: Rebecca Ruth Gould
Everyday Martyrs in the Gaza
Genocide
As
of
July
2024,
over
37,000
Palestinians
have
been
killed
in
the
Gaza
genocide
as
a
result
of
Israeli
attacks
and
the
denial
of
water,
food,
and
medical
aid
to
Gaza.
At
least
15,000
of
these
martyrs
are
children.
Over 87,000 are (…)
By: Tiina Hyyppä, Agneta Kallström
From Healthcare Professional to
Terrorist: : Anti-Terrorism
Legislation during the Syrian Civil
War
Ever
since
the
United
States
launched
the
War
on
Terror
in
the
early
2000s,
interpretation
of
anti-terrorism
legislation
in
the
West
extended
to
encompass
civilian
endeavors,
comprising (…)
The
state
of
emergency
that
was
trig
-
gered
by
the
launch
of
the
War
on
Terror
has
had
enduring
repercus
-
sions
for
the
legal
sphere,
both
inter
-
nationally
and
within
domestic
jurisdictions.
The
“War”
was
set
into
motion not just with (…)
Counter-terrorism Laws and
Criminal Justice:
the Legacies of Colonial Legality
By: Sonia Qadir
© 2023-2024 Oriental Institute, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Kevin L. Schwartz, and Ameem Lutfi
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