Spending $19 billion on fighter jets won't fight COVID-19 or climate change
May 12, 2020 Ricochet
Ricochet cites the Costs of War Project's study on military fuel use and climate change.
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Spending trillions on ‘defense’ left America unprepared for real disasters
May 6, 2020 Grist
Grist cites the Costs of War Project study on greenhouse gas emissions in a piece on the hidden costs of the Pentagon's oversized budget.
War Narratives and COVID-19
April 23, 2020 Quaker Council for European Affairs
Costs of War co-director Catherine Lutz discusses the dangers of using 'war' narratives to talk and the pandemic in an interview with the Quaker Council for European Affairs.
US Ramps Up War in Somalia, Killing More Civilians
April 20, 2020 Just Security
Just Security discusses the US military's war in Somalia that has continued as the world fights a global pandemic. The Costs of War Project has concluded that US interventions in Somalia led to the creation and expansion of Al-Shabaab as an organ of terror.
These states contributed the most troops to America's wars in 2019
April 9, 2020 Task & Purpose
Task & Purpose shares the Costs of War Project study estimating the number of U.S. service members from each state operating in the post-9/11 wars.
We Can’t Rely on Just the Military
April 8, 2020 The Atlantic
The Atlantic cites Costs of War Project co-directors Catherine Lutz and Neta Crawford, who write that "war is, in part, what got us to this health crisis."
The Myth of the 'Perfect' Military Family
March 24, 2020 The Nation
Former Costs of War Project co-director Andrea Mazzarino shares her experience as a military spouse during the post-9/11 wars.
Somalia: The Pentagon's new 'endless war'?
March 8, 2020 Modern Ghana
Modern Ghana references Costs of War Project contributor Catherine Besteman's report on foreign military intervention in Somalia.
The Pentagon Budget Is Out of Control
March 3, 2020 The Nation
The financial costs of war are greater than what's seen in the Pentagon budget, says The Nation, citing the Costs of War Project estimate of the $6.4 trillion cost of post-9/11 wars.
'They Are Defeated': With U.S. Deal, Taliban Claim Victory Over America
March 3, 2020 41NBC
41NBC local news cites the Costs of War Project's estimated 2,400 U.S. military deaths between 2001 and 2018 in Afghanistan.
U.S. sees Taliban deal as exit from Afghanistan. Militants see it as victory over the superpower.
March 3, 2020 NBC News
NBC News analyzes the U.S. agreement with the Taliban that could lead the U.S. to withdraw from Afghanistan after more than 18 years of war and around 2,400 U.S. military deaths, according to the Costs of War Project.
Costs of War Project Referenced on Morning Joe
March 3, 2020 Morning Joe
In an appearance on Morning Joe, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius references Costs of War Project data on the war in Afghanistan, including 2,400 U.S. military deaths and approximately $2 trillion spent.
The Asahi Shimbun Reports on Costs of War Project Data
March 1, 2020 The Asahi Shimbun
The Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese daily newspaper, interviews Costs of War Project co-director Catherine Lutz on the human and financial costs of wars after 9/11.
Afghan conflict: US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year war
February 29, 2020 BBC News
BBC News cites the Costs of War Project estimate that 58,000 security personnel and 42,000 opposition combatants have been killed in the war in Afghanistan.
War in Afghanistan by numbers
February 24, 2020 The Phnom Penh Post
The Phnom Penh Post cites the Costs of War Project's estimated $6.4 trillion cost of post-9/11 wars.
Afghanistan and foreign aid
February 21, 2020 The News International
An opinion piece in The News International, a Pakistani news source, cites the Costs of War Project's estimated $2 trillion economic cost and 43,000 lives lost in the war in Afghanistan.
US ‘Reduction in Violence’ in Afghanistan to Start Saturday
February 21, 2020 Courthouse News Service
The Costs of War Project estimates that the war in Afghanistan has cost taxpayers close to $1.5 trillion, says Courthouse News Service.
What is the relationship between the military and the environment?
February 13, 2020 National Catholic Reporter
The Costs of War Project found degradation of multiple natural resources due to the recent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, says the National Catholic Reporter.
How much has the 16-year Iraq War cost the U.S.?
February 12, 2020 Tehran Times
The Costs of War Project reports that the war Iraq has already incurred a $1,922 billion price tag, says the Tehran Times.
Hold Democrats to their word on war spending
February 11, 2020 The Portland Press Herald
Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Phyllis Bennis cite Costs of War Project estimates that the U.S. has spent at least $6.4 trillion on post-9/11 wars, where more than 800,000 people have been killed.