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  1. Two Decades Later, the Enduring Legacy of 9/11

    This examination of how the United States changed in the two decades following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is based on an analysis of past public opinion survey data from Pew Research Center, news reports and other sources. Current data is from a Pew Research Center survey of 10,348 U.S. adults conducted Aug. 23-29, 2021.

  2. The Causes and Consequences of 9/11

    9/11 resulted from the confluence of multiple factors. Islamic extremism was stirred by the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the assassination of the Egyptian president. That extremism turned anti-American because of U.S. support for Israel and repressive and secular Arab regimes.

  3. Psychological Sequelae of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks in New

    The attacks of September 11, 2001, represented the largest act of terrorism in U.S. history. Approximately 3000 people were killed in New York City alone. 1 Severe lasting psychological effects ...

  4. Journal of 9/11 Studies

    The Journal of 9/11 Studies. The Journal of 9/11 Studies is the flagship publication of the International Center for 9/11 Justice. Since 2006, the journal has published more than 160 peer-reviewed papers, many of which have become foundational works in the 9/11 literature. Today, its mission is to offer new evidence-based findings and ...

  5. Shock, insecurity and endless war: How 9/11 changed America and the

    That sort of presumption was effectively destroyed by 9/11 — and it hasn't come back.". Even as Americans grappled with trauma and anger at home, the attacks cleared the way for a foreign policy based on the belief that the United States can "transform foreign societies in its own self-image," said UC Berkeley historian Daniel Sargent.

  6. Assessing the impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks on U.S

    Abstract. This paper assesses the impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks and its after-effects on U.S. airline demand. Using monthly time-series data from 1986 to 2003, we find that September 11 resulted in both a negative transitory shock of over 30% and an ongoing negative demand shock amounting to roughly 7.4% of pre-September 11 demand.

  7. Knowledge from Tragedy: NYU Research Post-9/11

    Health and dangerous exposures Research on 9/11 firefighters and EMS workers led by Anna Nolan and her team at the Grossman School of Medicine identified 30 chemical compounds that may help protect these first responders from losing lung function. These so-called metabolites are made when the body breaks down fats, proteins, and carbohydrates, and include protein-building amino acids and mega ...

  8. PDF An Introduction to '9/11: Ten Years Later'

    University of California, Irvine. A decade has passed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Most of us remember where we were when we learned of the attacks, although our memories of the event and of our feelings that day may not be as accurate as we suspect (Hirst et al., 2009). The attacks of 9/11 did far more than destroy ...

  9. Full article: How Did 9/11 Affect Terrorism Research? Examining

    The average number of authors on a terrorism article almost doubled from the pre-911 era to the post-9/11 years, and this seems to be linked to the fact that scholars coming to the topic after 9/11 were more likely to be from fields where collaborative research is more common. ... Two Sides of the Same Coin," ICCT Research Paper (2014): 1 ...

  10. Professors detail the hard lessons from 9/11

    Beyond their vast and terrible human toll, the 9/11 terrorist attacks changed and continue to influence life in America in myriad ways. Harvard professors detail how the tragedy reshaped U.S. homeland security and foreign policy, changed the study and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), led to a nationwide overhaul of crisis planning and management, and prompted substantial new ...

  11. PDF 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and Aftermath: Primary Sources and Research

    Congressional Research Service Reports, the Congressional Record, Executive Orders, and much more, for this resource guide we will focus primarily on content in the Hearings collection, as well as several Congressional Research Service Reports. Legislation Passed After the September 11th Attacks

  12. Seven Reflections Worth Reading About 9/11

    With the twentieth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on Saturday, we recommend sources for better understanding 9/11 and its aftermath. Today: seven reflections about 9/11.

  13. The Intergenerational Impact of Terror: Did the 9/11 Tragedy Impact the

    One interesting line of research to that end has looked at how differential treatment and psychological stress of Arab-named women may have led to poorer birth outcomes. Diane Lauderdale (2006) and El-Sayed et al. (2008) hypothesized that post 9/11, Arabic-named women would suffer from significant increases in discrimination and that this would ...

  14. The 9/11 Effect and the Transformation of Global Security

    H ead of Research, Polish Institute of International Affairs (Poland) The War on Terror's Lasting Scars on Human Rights In the two decades since 9/11, the international human rights system has ...

  15. Remembering 9/11

    9/11 Commission Records at the National Archives. The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, aka the 9/11 Commission, was an independent, bipartisan commission created by Congress to provide a "full and complete accounting" of the 9/11 attacks. The Commission operated from 2003 to 2004 and held hearings, conducted interviews, and issued a final report.

  16. Science after 9/11: How Research Was Changed by the September 11

    Ten years on, Butler's solitary effort at National Institute of Standards and Technology has grown to a large research group working on the forensics of blended, degraded or soiled DNA, and U.S ...

  17. PDF The 9/11 Commission Report

    Research Assistant Daniel Byman Professional Staff Member Dianna Campagna Manager of Operations Samuel M.W.Caspersen Counsel Melissa A.Coffey Staff Assistant Lance Cole Consultant Marquittia L.Coleman Staff Assistant Marco A.Cordero Professional Staff Member Rajesh De Counsel George W.Delgrosso Investigator Gerald L.Dillingham Professional ...

  18. Full article: The 9/11 Attacks—A Study of Al Qaeda's Use of

    Abstract. The 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. were undoubtedly the most brazen and shocking terrorist attacks conducted by a sub-state group in history. Al Qaeda's capacity to achieve this outcome depended in large part on its meticulous intelligence and counterintelligence preparations. These activities allowed Al Qaeda to exert ...

  19. Terrorism Research Before and After 9/11

    The tragedy of 9/11 posed unprecedented challenges to forensic science, social science, and physical science and technology — the three bedrock sciences at NIJ. Recovering from the attack and preventing another one have became topmost priorities in the 10 years since the attack. As we approach the 10th anniversary, Gary LaFree discusses how that fateful day impacted social scientific ...

  20. Research on 9/11 Health Impacts

    Since inception, the Registry has published over 140 research papers on short- and long-term 9/11 health outcomes. In addition to the Registry, research projects began to characterize exposures and assess the potential health burden in the 9/11 population. Early efforts examined a broad range of health conditions in both responders and ...

  21. Researcher Finds 9/11 Attacks Led to New Understanding of Mass Trauma

    Out of the wreckage of the World Trade Center attacks and the events of 9/11 came some of the first large-scale research of mass trauma. The resulting findings have led to a broader understanding of how post-traumatic stress disorder can affect hundreds of thousands of people, not just individuals. Dr. Sandro Galea, chair of the epidemiology department at the Mailman School of Public Health ...

  22. 9/11 Essay • Examples of Thesis Statement, Topics Ideas

    Then wait for a professionally written work on 9/11 research paper topics before the deadline. 35 essay samples found. Sort & filter. 1 Somebody Blew Up America: a Critical Analysis . 2 pages / 694 words . The events of September 11, 2001, will forever be etched in the collective memory of Americans. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade ...

  23. 9/11 Essay Topic Ideas & Examples

    The Psychological Effect of 9/11 on Young Adults. Many a people are being wrongly suspected of being terrorists, this has been one of the biggest changes in the psychology of the adults which has taken place since the 9/11 incident."The majority of participants […] Israel-Palestine after 9/11: Relations and Policies.

  24. The Road to 988/911 Interoperability: Three Case Studies on Call

    Since the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline—the national mental health emergency hotline—launched in 2022, an area of focus has been 988/911 interoperability: the existence of formal protocols and procedures that allow the transfer of calls from 988 to 911 and vice versa. This study presents case studies from three jurisdictions that have established models of 988/911 interoperability ...

  25. Lexi Bibbs: Rooted in Iowa and Studying Crime in a New Ph. D. Program

    James Wo challenged her to conduct independent research and write her first real research paper. Alison Bianchi motivated her to develop a research grant proposal. ... She took the LSAT and qualified for law school but that didn't feel right, and she took time off to become a 911 emergency dispatcher for Cedar Rapids. She enjoyed the job, but ...

  26. PDF Nuclear Fusion Space Propulsion Research, Experimentation, Theory

    This review paper summarizes work performed from 1994 to 2004 by a several interrelated government, academic, and industry teams led by the NASA Glenn Research Center. ... propulsion research" NASA was pursuing was a ~$1M/year budget line item composed of analytical studies and very ... 9/11/2020 12:02:28 PM ...

  27. Social Media Fact Sheet

    How we did this. To better understand Americans' social media use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,733 U.S. adults from May 19 to Sept. 5, 2023. Ipsos conducted this National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) for the Center using address-based sampling and a multimode protocol that included both web and mail.