How to End Endless War
March 22, 2019 The New Republic
This article argues against American military supremacy and draws on Costs of War estimates that war costs have reached $5.9 trillion, with 147,000 dead in Afghanistan alone.
In the News
Q&A with Matthew Hoh
March 1, 2019 C-SPAN
In an interview on C-SPAN, Matthew Hoh, an Iraq veteran and former State Department official, draws on Costs of War data to urge the American public to consider that "it's not just a discussion about the Afghan war. It's a discussion about all the wars, what we're doing overall, not just in the Middle East, but now throughout Africa." See clip at 17:53.
The American Empire’s Long Reach
February 19, 2019 The Nation
Co-director Stephanie Savell writes about mapping the American war on terror.
How Global Is The Global War On Terrorism? For The U.S., Very Global.
February 14, 2019 NPR 1A
Co-director Stephanie Savell speaks on the vast global reach of the U.S. war on terrorism, along with panelists Tom Bowman and Nick Turse.
Cutting military aid to Cameroon over human rights was an anomaly for the U.S.
February 8, 2019 Think Progress
Costs of War co-director Stephanie Savell is cited, and the map of US counterterror war locations reprinted in this article, which positions the recent U.S. decision to cut military aid to Cameroon due to human rights abuses in the context of the broader U.S. war on terrorism.
Russia Wants to ‘Help’ U.S. Troops Exit Afghanistan: ‘They Will Have to Leave Sooner or Later’
February 8, 2019 Newsweek
Recent research from Costs of War cited that estimates the US has spent nearly $6 trillion in post-9/11 wars.
Fact-checking President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union Address
February 6, 2019 The Washington Post
The Washington Post fact-checks Trump's statement that, "We have spent more than $7 trillion dollars in the Middle East," suggesting that Trump is making an erroneous refernence to Costs of War project data.
End the War in Afghanistan
February 3, 2019 The New York Times
NYTimes Editorial Board calls for ending the war in Afghanistan, drawing on evidence from Costs of War that the war has extended to 80 countries, cost $5.9 trillion, and resulted in a loss of half a million lives.
America's year in war: All the places US armed forces took or gave fire in 2018
January 18, 2019 Business Insider
Costs of War study cited stating that since 9/11 the US has spent nearly $6 trillion on the war on terror & it has claimed nearly 500,000 lives.
BBC World News: Counterterrorism Map
January 17, 2019 BBC World News
BBC World News interviews co-director Stephanie Savell about her map showing US counterterror activity in 80 countries.
This Map Shows Where in the World the U.S. Military is Combatting Terrorism
January 3, 2019 The Smithsonian magazine
Costs of War Co-Director Stephanie Savell writes about her research on United States counterterror war locations.
Time to Get Out of Afghanistan
January 1, 2019 The New York Times
This opinion piece cites the Costs of War Project on the $2 trillion costs of war in Afghanistan.
Costs of War: 17 Years After 9/11, Nearly Half a Million People Have Died in Global “War on Terror”
November 21, 2018 Democracy Now
Democracy Now! interviews co-director Neta Crawford on the cost of the war on terror.
America’s Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost $5.9 Trillion
November 21, 2018 The Nation
William D. Hartung uses Costs of War numbers to critique a new report by the National Defense Strategy Commission, which calls for a large increase in the DoD budget.
Two Decades After 9/11, Militants Have Only Multiplied
November 20, 2018 The New York Times
In an article about the increasing number of Islamic militants globally since 9/11, the New York Times cites the Costs of War Project's figure on the $5.9 trillion in costs of the war on terror.
It’s Time for America to Reckon With the Staggering Death Toll of the Post-9/11 Wars
November 19, 2018 The Intercept
The Intercept features Costs of War findings on the human costs of war and speculates that Americans ignore the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq because "the carnage challenges their strongly held self-perception that their country is a force for good in the world.”
Neta Crawford on War Costs Since Sept. 11, 2001
November 19, 2018 C-SPAN Washington Journal
Co-Director Neta Crawford is featured in this televised interview about the $5.9 trillion cost of the war on terror.
US Dept of Defense Failed Audit While Spending $5.9 Trillion Since 9/11
November 19, 2018 The Real News Network
"The Watson Institute released its report ‘Costs of War,’ showing astronomical costs of $5.9 trillion and at least 500,000 killed due to the never-ending war on terror. Is there an alternative? The report was published on the heels of the news that the Pentagon failed its first and only audit."
Brown University Releases 'Cost Of War' Project
November 18, 2018 NPR
Lulu Garcia Navarro interviews Co-Director Neta Crawford on the Cost of War Project's annual estimate of the cost of the war on terror.
New Study Details 'Staggering' $6 Trillion (and Counting) Price Tag of Endless US War
November 15, 2018 Common Dreams
"We were told to expect wars that would be quick, cheap, effective and beneficial to the U.S. interest," said Neta Crawford, the author of the study, at a news conference hosted by Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) on Tuesday. "The U.S. continues to fund the wars by borrowing, so this is a conservative estimate of the consequences of funding the war as if on a credit card, in which we are only paying interest even as we continue to spend."