The American Military after 9/11 Society, State, and Empire

This book describes the intense mobilization of American society in the Global War on Terrorism coupled with trends in progress before 9/11. With its focus on maximizing civilian casualties, terrorism has been uniquely able to arouse the popular emotion and make us rethink the use of military force.

Matthew J. Morgan is an Associate at McKinsey & Company in Atlanta, Georgia. He has served in a variety of teaching appointments at various institutions, including Assistant Professor of Government at Bentley College, Lecturer of Organizational and Political Communications at Emerson College, and others. Morgan is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and has completed graduate work at Harvard Business School and the University of Hawaii. He served six years in the U.S. Army intelligence, including a tour in Afghanistan in which he was awarded the Bronze Star. He is the author of over 30 articles on strategic and organizational issues and A Democracy Is Born (2007).