March 20, 2018 Think Progress
Costs of War co-director Neta Crawford is quoted in an article weighing the lessons the U.S. has learned from the 2003 invasion of Iraq. "The wars against Iraq (and Afghanistan) have been paid for by raising the national deficit... 'That is tremendously bad for the economy,' said Crawford."
March 19, 2018 The Sydney Morning Herald
On the 15th anniversary of Australia's decision to join the U.S.-led coalition in invading Iraq, the author questions Australia's decision, which has led to so much suffering and death. The author cites Costs of War figures on casualties of the war.
March 18, 2018 The Washington Post
Costs of War project co-director Stephanie Savell quoted on why, when US drone strikes on the Middle East are more prevalent than ever before, there is so little US media coverage of these strikes: “We all know there’s stuff going on in the name of fighting terror, but there’s not much interest in the details,” Savell said. “It’s considered unpatriotic to question what’s going on with the military.”
March 13, 2018 The Hill
On the 15th anniversary of the war in Iraq, Costs of War contributor William Hartung uses Costs of War Project figures in weighing the budgetary and human costs of the war.
February 25, 2018 Salon
Stephanie Savell, Costs of War co-director, examines her experience trying to draw attention to the post-9/11 wars.
February 20, 2018 Defense One
Defense One cites Costs of War Co-Director Neta Crawford on the increasing difficulty of accounting for what the US is spending on war: “If you look at the trend, it’s toward diminishing the potential … to understand and report what we’re spending money on.”
February 15, 2018 The Nation
Article by Costs of War co-director Stephanie Savell on what it's like to work in opposition to war in a country that doesn't think of itself as "at war."
February 15, 2018 The Huffington Post
This opinion piece cites the Costs of War Project's map showing that US military counterterrorism activity is taking place in 76 countries.
February 12, 2018 AP News
AP News compares Trump's claim that the wars in the Middle East have cost "$7 trillion" to the Costs of War Project's estimates.
February 7, 2018 The Daily Show
The Daily Show's Trevor Noah displays the Costs of War project's map in the context of discussing President Trump's desire to organize a big US military parade (see video starting at 5:05).
January 16, 2018 Business Insider
This article features the Costs of War Project's map of US Counterterror War Locations.
January 14, 2018 Business Insider
This article features the Costs of War Project's map showing that the US is "fighting terror" in 76 countries.
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.