The US has waged its ‘war on terror’ for 25 years now, sowing death and destruction across the world.

Al Jazeera columnist.

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The year 2025 has come to an end, and along with it, the first quarter of the 21st century. Reflecting on the course of the past 25 years, it is hard to understate the extent to which global events have been shaped by the military excesses of the United States – not that the same cannot be said for the 20th century, too.