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This program illuminates how the U.S. military is confronting the
complicated challenge of terrorism and a war without definable
geographic borders or clear-cut victories.
The attacks of September 11, 2001, shattered the American mirage of
invulnerability, a false security born of being the world's only
superpower. The challenge of terrorism is likely to last for
generations, and in a war without definable geographic borders or
clear-cut victories, the threat may crop up anywhere. "Inside
America's Empire" illuminates how the U.S. military is confronting
this complicated challenge in unexpected and innovative ways, as
chronicled by respected military correspondent Robert Kaplan of The
Atlantic. Kaplan takes viewers to the Philippines, Mali, Colombia
and the Republic of Georgia to meet the commanders and grunts who
are waging the war on terror, often acting more as humanitarians
than as warriors. Kaplan's insightful and incisive reporting and
analysis make the case that this engagement with the peoples and
cultures of the world is integral to America's security and future
prosperity.