openDemocracy found its purpose in the need to make sense of the world after the collapse of the twin towers. Revisit our reportage from the time.
The Project for the New American Century, launched 28 years ago, offers a warning for current Trumpian world order
Our war-hungry leaders may have learned nothing, but recent history shows militaries cannot solve world’s problems
The US achieved nothing in the Middle East, but millions of civilians paid the price – the same will be true now
openDemocracy’s former North America editor has sadly died. Here, our co-founder remembers a dear friend, as we republish one of Todd’s best articles
White right-wing evangelical Christians were fighting racist culture wars long before the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center
A former Labour minister admits the briefing document was ‘bang to rights’ and ‘should have been acted on’
Before the invasion of Afghanistan, openDemocracy’s security expert briefed the UK government on what could happen. Here’s what he wrote
Witnessing 9/11 in New York, the fear and the unity, no one could agree if we were entering a new world, or a depressingly familiar one
I was six years old in New York City when the Towers fell. For the lucky ones, life just moved on
The occupation of Iraq drained the country’s resources and left a legacy of economic crisis, energy shortages, increased sectarianism and violence
With the US distracted, leaders had a chance to build a just society. They failed, but the task has never been more urgent
