Stephanie Savell on America's Role in Global War Against Terrorism
April 20, 2019 C-SPAN Washington Journal
Co-director Stephanie Savell is interviewed on her research on America's expanding global war on terrorism.
In the News
Opinion | Sanders & Lee: Congress Just Told Trump To Get U.S. Troops Out of Yemen. Next, Afghanistan?
April 4, 2019 USA Today
Senators Bernie Sanders and Mike Lee call for a serious Congressional discussion of when and where in the world to intervene, and who decides. They cite Costs of War figures on the $6 trillion costs of longest war in American history.
It is long past time for a national reckoning with the catastrophic costs of endless war
March 26, 2019 The Washington Post
In her opinion column, Katrina vanden Heuvel cites Costs of War researchers: "Their vital work shows the wars’ devastating human, economic and political costs."
U.S. Wars Around the World: March Has A Bloody Legacy of Conflicts and Military Action
March 24, 2019 Newsweek
March has a bloody legacy of conflicts and military action. Newsweek cites the Costs of War project stating, "the U.S. has spent approximately $6 trillion on related conflicts that have killed at least 500,000 people"
Pentagon Spending is a Poor Job Creator
March 22, 2019 The Nation
This article cites Costs of War figures that show that the military buildup of recent years has cost the US economy more jobs than it has created.
How to End Endless War
March 22, 2019 The New Republic
This article argues against American military supremacy and draws on Costs of War estimates that war costs have reached $5.9 trillion, with 147,000 dead in Afghanistan alone.
Q&A with Matthew Hoh
March 1, 2019 C-SPAN
In an interview on C-SPAN, Matthew Hoh, an Iraq veteran and former State Department official, draws on Costs of War data to urge the American public to consider that "it's not just a discussion about the Afghan war. It's a discussion about all the wars, what we're doing overall, not just in the Middle East, but now throughout Africa." See clip at 17:53.
The American Empire’s Long Reach
February 19, 2019 The Nation
Co-director Stephanie Savell writes about mapping the American war on terror.
How Global Is The Global War On Terrorism? For The U.S., Very Global.
February 14, 2019 NPR 1A
Co-director Stephanie Savell speaks on the vast global reach of the U.S. war on terrorism, along with panelists Tom Bowman and Nick Turse.
Cutting military aid to Cameroon over human rights was an anomaly for the U.S.
February 8, 2019 Think Progress
Costs of War co-director Stephanie Savell is cited, and the map of US counterterror war locations reprinted in this article, which positions the recent U.S. decision to cut military aid to Cameroon due to human rights abuses in the context of the broader U.S. war on terrorism.
Russia Wants to ‘Help’ U.S. Troops Exit Afghanistan: ‘They Will Have to Leave Sooner or Later’
February 8, 2019 Newsweek
Recent research from Costs of War cited that estimates the US has spent nearly $6 trillion in post-9/11 wars.
Fact-checking President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union Address
February 6, 2019 The Washington Post
The Washington Post fact-checks Trump's statement that, "We have spent more than $7 trillion dollars in the Middle East," suggesting that Trump is making an erroneous refernence to Costs of War project data.
End the War in Afghanistan
February 3, 2019 The New York Times
NYTimes Editorial Board calls for ending the war in Afghanistan, drawing on evidence from Costs of War that the war has extended to 80 countries, cost $5.9 trillion, and resulted in a loss of half a million lives.
America's year in war: All the places US armed forces took or gave fire in 2018
January 18, 2019 Business Insider
Costs of War study cited stating that since 9/11 the US has spent nearly $6 trillion on the war on terror & it has claimed nearly 500,000 lives.
BBC World News: Counterterrorism Map
January 17, 2019 BBC World News
BBC World News interviews co-director Stephanie Savell about her map showing US counterterror activity in 80 countries.
This Map Shows Where in the World the U.S. Military is Combatting Terrorism
January 3, 2019 The Smithsonian magazine
Costs of War Co-Director Stephanie Savell writes about her research on United States counterterror war locations.
Time to Get Out of Afghanistan
January 1, 2019 The New York Times
This opinion piece cites the Costs of War Project on the $2 trillion costs of war in Afghanistan.
Costs of War: 17 Years After 9/11, Nearly Half a Million People Have Died in Global “War on Terror”
November 21, 2018 Democracy Now
Democracy Now! interviews co-director Neta Crawford on the cost of the war on terror.
America’s Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost $5.9 Trillion
November 21, 2018 The Nation
William D. Hartung uses Costs of War numbers to critique a new report by the National Defense Strategy Commission, which calls for a large increase in the DoD budget.
Two Decades After 9/11, Militants Have Only Multiplied
November 20, 2018 The New York Times
In an article about the increasing number of Islamic militants globally since 9/11, the New York Times cites the Costs of War Project's figure on the $5.9 trillion in costs of the war on terror.