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For the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Left Voice present a series of articles from a revolutionary Marxist perspective on the most burning questions that the imperialist defeat has raised for debate.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the brutal attacks on the World Trade Center. This anniversary is marked, however, by the current climate of defeat for the world’s dominant imperialist power. After 20 years of occupation by the United States and NATO, Afghanistan is once again ruled by the Taliban — who took control of the country in a matter of days. The humiliating image of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan will stay with President Joe Biden for the rest of his presidency.
The coming period will reveal how deep the consequences of this catastrophic withdrawal go, both domestically and geopolitically. What is the strategic significance of the defeat of the United States in the “war on terror”? How will this affect the increasing confrontation between the United States and other powers, such as China? The course of the crisis is framed by the process of historical decline of U.S. hegemony that has been developing slowly but steadily since the Vietnam War and has been exacerbated by the crisis of neoliberalism and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, the Afghan masses — who have borne the yoke of
imperialist occupation for decades — now face the return of the Taliban
to power and the competing interests of regional powers. This leaves
great uncertainty as to the future course of the struggle not only of
women but all the oppressed and exploited in Afghanistan. With this Left Voice
special for the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we present a series of
articles from a revolutionary Marxist perspective on the most burning
questions that the imperialist defeat has raised for debate.
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