September 5, 2019 Forbes
"Administrations routinely underestimate the price of conflict, as has been documented in detail by Brown University's Costs of War project," says William Hartung in Forbes.
August 29, 2019 BBC News
The Cost of War Project argues that official U.S. figures for the military expenditure in Afghanistan are a substantial underestimate, says BBC News article on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's $500bn estimate.
August 21, 2019 The Intercept
This Intercept article features a new Costs of War report on the CIA's "Afghan Army" as an obstacle to lasting peace in Afghanistan.
August 18, 2019 The New York Times
The New York Times' Editorial Board argues that "American foreign policy is overdue for a rebalancing" while citing the Cost of War Project's estimated $5.9 trillion cost of post-9/11 counterrorism efforts.
August 11, 2019 Military Times
The democratic candidates are problematically equating America’s “Endless War” with Afghanistan and only Afghanistan, writes co-director Stephanie Savell in an op ed in The Military Times.
August 5, 2019 Common Dreams
"Military spending actually proved to be the worst job creator of any federal government spending option," says Common Dreams article referencing Costs of War Project research.
July 26, 2019 Vox
The Costs of War Project has shown the devastating health effects resulting from conflict-related environmental pollution in Iraq, says Vox article discussing a proposed plan to hold governments responsible for environmental damage in war zones.
July 6, 2019 Truthout
"Just as there is no such thing as a green war, there is likewise no way to confront climate change unless we confront the war machine, and vice versa," says Truthout article in response to the Cost of War Project's recent climate change report.
June 28, 2019 Truthout
The Costs of War Project has estimated that at least 480,000 people have been killed as a direct result of the U.S.-led war on terror, says Truthout article discussing the intersection of trans and queer identity and the military.
June 28, 2019 The Philadelphia Tribune
William D. Hartung uses Costs of War data to argue in favor of restoring Congress' constitutional authority to prevent the executive branch from launching unnecessary "wars of choice"--like the U.S. intervention in Iraq.
June 27, 2019 New York Review of Books
Bill McKibben writes a thoughtful analysis of the Cost of War Project's recent climate change report.
June 26, 2019 Pod Save the World
In the June 26 episode of Pod Save the World, former Obama staffers Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes discuss the Cost of War Project's estimated $6 trillion cost of the War on Terror through the end of this fiscal year. Check it out at 29:26.
June 26, 2019 Mic
Co-director Neta C. Crawford puts into perspective just how quickly military emissions add up: in January 2017, two B-2B bombers emitted about 1,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases in a single mission to bomb ISIS targets in Libya, says Mic article.
June 24, 2019 Foreign Affairs
Bernie Sanders draws on Costs of War Project data in making a powerful case against war with Iran. "We have to view the terrorism threat through the proper scope, rather than allowing it to dominate our view of the world."
June 24, 2019 Common Dreams
"Sooner or later fighting climate change will mean taking on the Pentagon's global footprint, too," says Common Dreams article citing Costs of War data in discussion of the growing antiwar movement in Congress.
June 17, 2019 USA Today
Neta C. Crawford, a project director at the Costs of War Project, spoke with USA Today about the recent Costs of War study highlighting the U.S. government’s contributions to climate change.
June 14, 2019 Washington Examiner
Jamie McIntyre's defense news roundup covers the release of two climate change reports, including "Researchers at Brown University's Costs of War Project have published a new report measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of the Department of Defense, which is the largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels in the world."
June 13, 2019 Forbes
"In 2017 alone, CO2 emissions [by the U.S. military] added up to 59 million tons - more than many industrialized nations including Sweden and Switzerland," says Forbes Magazine alongside infographic using U.S. military carbon dioxide emissions estimated by the Costs of War Project.
June 13, 2019 CNBC
"The Pentagon released around 1.2 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases between 2001 and 2017, according to research by Brown University. The study, published Wednesday, is the first of its kind to compile such comprehensive data."
June 13, 2019 The Week
The Week features Costs of War: "Study: Pentagon emits more greenhouse gas than some major countries."