January 12, 2018 US News & World Report
Op-ed by Catherine Besteman and Costs of War Project Co-Director Stephanie Savell features the project's map of counterterror war locations, focusing on Africa in particular.
January 10, 2018 Le Monde Diplomatique
"...thanks to the invaluable work of a single dedicated group, the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, we finally have a visual representation of the true extent of the war on terror."
January 4, 2018 The Nation
"No less stunning are the number of countries Washington’s war on terror has touched in some fashion. Once, of course, there was only one (or, if you want to include the United States, two). Now, the Costs of War Project identifies no less than 76 countries, 39% of those on the planet, as involved in that global conflict."
January 4, 2018 The Huffington Post
"More than a decade and a half after an American president spoke of 60 or more countries as potential targets, thanks to the invaluable work of a single dedicated group, the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, we finally have a visual representation of the true extent of the war on terror. That we’ve had to wait so long should tell us something about the nature of this era of permanent war."
January 4, 2018 Truthout
"The Costs of War Project has produced not just a map of the war on terror, 2015-2017, but the first map of its kind ever. It offers an astounding vision of Washington's counterterror wars across the globe: their spread, the deployment of US forces, the expanding ..."
November 24, 2017 Politico
Politico cites a Costs of War report that predicts post-9/11 war costs will reach $5.6 trillion by the end of fiscal year 2018.
November 23, 2017 The New York Times
The NYT Editorial Board cites the Costs of War project as showing that over 200,000 civilians have died in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan since 2001.
November 21, 2017 Huffington Post
The Costs of War's recent report estimating that the US budgetary costs of post-9/11 wars would reach $5.6 trillion by the end of 2018, is cited in an article from the Huffington Post.
November 15, 2017 KBOO Radio
Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews Costs of War Project co-director Neta C. Crawford on her recent findings on the costs of the post-9/11 wars.
November 13, 2017 OZY
Ozy's Presidential Daily Brief cites the latest Costs of War Project's study that estimates the U.S. budgetary costs of post-9/11 wars will reach $5.6 trillion by the end of 2018.
November 13, 2017 Fast Company
Fast Company cites a Costs of War Project report that estimates as many as 245,000 enlisted service members will leave the military every year through 2019.
November 13, 2017 Rhode Island Public Radio
In recent commentary, Scott MacKay mentions the new Costs of War study that suggests post-9/11 war costs will reach $5.6 trillion by the end of 2018.
November 13, 2017 Futurity
This article summarizes the Costs of War Project's report on the costs of the post-9/11 wars.
November 10, 2017 Newsweek
A Newsweek article cites the Costs of War Project's new estimate that post-9/11 wars will have cost American taxpayers $5.6 trillion by the end of 2018.
November 9, 2017 The Providence Journal
The Providence Journal cites the Costs of War Project's newest study that says the cost of post-9/11 wars will reach $5.6 trillion by the end of 2018.
November 9, 2017 New York Post
The New York Post cites the latest report that more than $5.6 trillion could be spent on post-9/11 wars by the end of 2018.
November 9, 2017 The Hill
An article in The Hill cites the Costs of War Project's study on the U.S. budgetary costs of war since 9/11. "Study author Neta Crawford notes that combat operations since 2001 'have been largely paid for by borrowing, part of the reason the U.S. went from budget surplus to deficits after 2001.""
November 9, 2017 Defense One
Defense One cites a Costs of War study about the U.S. economic cost of wars, following 9/11. "The 2017 report from Brown University’s Costs of War Project arrives as U.S. lawmakers and President Donald Trump strive to enact tax changes that will add at least $1.5 trillion to the national debt."
November 9, 2017 Buzzfeed
A Buzzfeed News article cites the Costs of War Project's latest study that breaks down what the average American has paid in post-9/11 war costs. "The staggering costs are going to continue to multiply after the Trump administration’s decision to increase the number of US troops in Afghanistan by 3,900."
November 9, 2017 Newsweek
Newsweek cites the Costs of War's recent study that reveals the average American taxpayer has paid over $23,000 toward wars since 9/11.