The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding

Simon & Benjamin: The Other War on Terror

Sep 14, 2026

Steven Simon, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, And Daniel Benjamin, Former Dickey Center Director, co-author an opinion piece in Foreign Affairs about 9/11 and the Unraveling of American Democracy.

The war on terror did not create American authoritarianism, but it certainly reduced the startup costs of an authoritarian presidency.

Steven Simon, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, And Daniel Benjamin, Former Dickey Center Director

Read here.

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