Nearly 25 years after the 11 September 2001 attacks, the U.S.-led War on Terror remains a subject of debate about what it has achieved and the costs involved. One outlet frames the period as producing few clear successes, while noting that another major attack like 9/11 has not occurred in the same way.
The reporting places the focus on outcomes rather than operations, arguing that the campaign has had limited tangible results compared with its scale. It also links broader perceptions of the conflict to the reputations of the countries associated with the U.S. response. The article’s perspective is largely critical, emphasizing the emergence of new forms of Islamist violence over measurable strategic gains.
Across the provided sources, the angle is consistent: they question the effectiveness of the War on Terror and highlight the persistence and evolution of extremist threats rather than pointing to definitive long-term political or security breakthroughs.
