Ending the Afghan War Won't End the Killing
September 19, 2019 History News Network
History News Network publishes co-director Stephanie Savell's piece on Costs of War report on explosive remnants of war in Afghanistan.
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Ending the Afghan War Won't End the Killing
September 19, 2019 Truthout
Truthout publishes co-director Stephanie Savell's analysis of Costs of War's first-time ever count of the human toll of explosive remnants of war in Afghanistan.
Why ending the Afghan War won't end the killing
September 19, 2019 AlterNet
AlterNet shares co-director Stephanie Savell's piece on explosive remnants of the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan.
The Deadly Debris the U.S. is Leaving Behind in Afghanistan
September 19, 2019 The Nation
The Nation features Costs of War research on explosive remnants of war in Afghanistan.
U.S. has spent $5.9 trillion on wars since 9/11, report says
September 18, 2019 Legion Magazine
Legion Magazine discusses Costs of War report on the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where Canada has also spent funds on fighting and reconstruction.
The U.S. Military is Destroying the Environment
September 16, 2019 Truthdig
The U.S. Department of Defense is the single largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world, says Truthdig article citing Cost of War's report on Pentagon fuel use.
After 18 years, veterans wonder how long U.S. can stay in Afghanistan
September 15, 2019 San Antonio Express News
The U.S. military's spending on post-9/11 wars tops $5.9 trillion, says the San Antonio Express News citing Costs of War research.
War On the World: Industrialized Militaries Are a Bigger Part of the Climate Emergency Than You Know
September 15, 2019 The Intercept
The Intercept features Costs of War research on the Pentagon's enormous carbon footprint.
How the U.S. Military Churns Out More Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Entire Countries
September 13, 2019 GQ
A GQ article features Costs of War report calculating greenhouse gas emissions of the Department of Defense.
Keke Palmer Didn't Recognize Dick Cheney. Here's What She Should Know About the Former Vice President
September 12, 2019 Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue's Lucy Diavolo cites Costs of War studies in an op-ed on the legacy of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Why Many Afghans Don't Understand 9/11
September 11, 2019 On the Media
NPR's On the Media podcast cites Cost of War's estimate that 100,000 Afghan civilians have been killed in the post-9/11 war.
Witness to a War
September 9, 2019 The Washington Post Magazine
Longtime correspondant Kevin Maurer returns to Afghanistan and evalutes the U.S. war effort, which left 2,400 U.S. service members dead and more than 20,000 wounded, according to a report from the Costs of War Project.
When Is America Going to End Its Shadow War in Somalia?
September 8, 2019 SomTribune
SomTribune, a news source reporting on Somalia, shares Costs of War Project co-director Stephanie Savell's op ed on US military policy targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia.
When Is America Going to End Its Shadow War in Somalia?
September 8, 2019 MenaFN
MenaFN, a provider of financial content for institutions and consumers around the Arab world, shares Costs of War Project co-director Stephanie Savell's op ed on US military engagement in Somalia.
When Is America Going to End Its Shadow War in Somalia?
September 5, 2019 The Guardian
This opinion piece by co-director Stephanie Savell features the new Costs of War report on the human, financial, and political costs of the U.S. war on the group Al-Shabaab in Somalia.
War With Iran Would Be Disastrous and Enormously Costly
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.
Afghanistan: Has the war cost America $500bn?
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.
Taliban Peace Talks Must Not Ignore CIA-Funded Afghan Militias, Report Says
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.
Opinion: Rethinking America's Approach to the World
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.
Opinion: Democratic Candidates Are Ignoring the 'Endless War' Beyond Afghanistan
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.