Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The Nineties were a powerfully optimistic historical moment, ushering in waves of democracy, market capitalism, and European unity after the end of the Cold War. Buoyed by hope, the decade made it easy to miss the longer-term cost of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the 2008 financial and Eurozone crises, setting the stage for our divisive present.

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