War Is an Ecological Catastrophe
January 7, 2020 Big Think
Big Thinks cites co-director Neta C. Crawford's research on the environmental problems cause by military aggression and preparation.
January 7, 2020 Big Think
Big Thinks cites co-director Neta C. Crawford's research on the environmental problems cause by military aggression and preparation.
January 6, 2020 Orange County Register
President Trump continues to escalate tensions with Iran, even though he campaigned on ending America's endless wars—for which over 800,000 people have been killed and the U.S. has spent and obligated $6.4 trillion, says the Costs of War Project.
January 5, 2020 TomDispatch
Writing in TomDispatch, Nick Turse cites the Costs of War Project estimate that as many as 801,000 people have been killed in U.S. post-9/11 conflicts.
January 5, 2020 The Hill
An op-ed in The Hill cites Costs of War Project the estimate that over 800,000 people have died in America's post-9/11 wars due to combat-related causes alone.
January 3, 2020 Barron's
Co-director Neta C. Crawford describes the economic consequences of a war with Iran, which include burdens that Americans have felt for generations—such as care for the veterans of U.S. post-9/11 wars.
January 2, 2020 Salon
Salon reports on the U.S. war in Afghanistan, which continues into 2020. Costs of War estimates that close to 7,000 American soldiers and 7,800 U.S. contractors have died in 18 years of war.
December 17, 2019 Project on Government Oversight
The Project on Government Oversight shares a Costs of War report discussing recent changes in government practice that make understanding the costs of post-9/11 wars event more difficult.
December 14, 2019 Forbes
In Forbes, contributor William Hartung cites Costs of War Project findings that ending the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan could save between $210 billion and $360 billion over the next four years.
December 11, 2019 The Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune shares a report assessing how much the US has spent on the war in Afghanistan and if that spending achieved its aims.
December 10, 2019 The Takeaway
The Takeaway discusses the Washington Post investigation of the war in Afghanistan and speaks with Neta C. Crawford, co-director of the Costs of War Project.
December 10, 2019 Business Insider
Business Insider shares Costs of War Project estimates of the real number of deaths in major post-9/11 war zones.
December 9, 2019 The New York Times
Drawing on estimates from the Costs of War Project, The New York Times assesses how much the US has spent on war in Afghanistan and whether that spending achieved its aims.
December 9, 2019 The Washington Post
An investigation by The Washington Post found that US officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan, where the US has spent or appropriated between $934 billion and $978 billion, according to an estimate from the Costs of War Project.
December 6, 2019 Responsible Statecraft
Responsible Statecraft cites Costs of War Project research on the $6.4 trillion spent and obligated to post-9/11 wars in an article on the American foreign policy establishment.
December 5, 2019 Stanford in Government
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro speaks at Stanford on foreign policy and national security, citing Costs of War estimates that post-9/11 wars have cost the American people over $6.4 trillion dollars and 800,000 lives.
November 27, 2019 C-SPAN Washington Journal
Costs of War Project co-director Stephanie Savell discusses U.S. military deployments around the world on C-SPAN.
November 25, 2019 Task & Purpose
Task & Purpose cites Costs of War Project research on the human cost of post-9/11 wars and U.S. spending on the Global War on Terror.
November 21, 2019 The Real News Network
The Real News Network shares the Costs of War Project's study on spending and obligations, as well as human costs, of U.S. post-9/11 wars.
November 20, 2019 CNBC
CNBC shares Costs of War findings that US post-9/11 wars have cost American taxpayers $6.4 trillion—$2 trillion more than all federal government spending in the most recent fiscal year.
November 20, 2019 Axios
Axios breaks down the Costs of War Project's study on post-9/11 military spending: Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan has cost taxpayers an average of $9 billion per year.