Cost of war
November 8, 2017 Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy's Situation Report cites the Costs of War's new study that estimates the cost of post-9/11 wars will cost the U.S. $5.6 trillion by 2018.
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The cost of war endgames? Who knows, we're still counting
November 8, 2017 Idaho Statesman
Findings from a recently released study by the Costs of War Project are cited in an opinion piece by a U.S. Army veteran and retired federal government employee.
Study: U.S. Spent $5.6 Trillion on Wars in Middle East, Asia
November 8, 2017 The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast cites a Wall Street Journal article on the Costs of War Project's new study. The study "aimed to reflect the costs of war not considered by the Pentagon—including the costs that weren’t taken on by the Defense Department in the first place."
U.S. Spent $5.6 Trillion on Wars in Middle East and Asia: Study
November 8, 2017 Wall Street Journal
A new study released by the Costs of War Project projects the U.S. budgetary costs for post-9/11 wars to reach $5.6 trillion by the end of the fiscal year 2018. "The new study...aims to reflect costs the Pentagon doesn’t include in its own calculations, since war costs aren’t borne by the Defense Department alone."
Trump is the Most Powerless President in American History
October 7, 2017 Salon
Findings from the Costs of War project are cited in an opinion piece written by a West Point graduate and longtime journalist. "...according to the Cost of War Project at Brown University, our presence in Afghanistan has cost us $2 trillion over 16 years. Think of it. Two trillion dollars."
Here's How Much of Your Taxes Have Gone to Wars
September 27, 2017 Defense One
This article describes a Pentagon study that says that the average American taxpayer has spent $7,500 on combat operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, but qualifies this number by saying it would be far higher if the study had used Costs of War Project estimates of dollars spent on these wars, which are much more comprehensive than the figures used by the Pentagon.
The Question Beneath Electric Boat's Ascent: Why Do We Need These Ships?
September 15, 2017 The Providence Journal
Tensions are building over plans to build a new fleet of ballistic missile submarines over the coming decades at defense contractor Electric Boat. The Costs of War Project at the Watson Institute recently published a paper that found military related spending generated fewer direct positions and supply-chain jobs per $1 million in government money than clean energy, health care, education or infrastructure.
Is America Safer From Terrorism 16 Years After 9/11?
September 11, 2017 Newsweek
The Cost of War Projects' figures are used in tallying of the total costs of the post-9/11 wars.
No end in sight: Pentagon awards $727mn contract to support Afghan Air Force
August 29, 2017
Casualty statistics from the Costs of War Project are cited in an article about President Trump's renewed focus on the ongoing war in Afghanistan.
Trump's Afghanistan Strategy Won't End Human Rights Violations Among Immigrant Contractors
August 25, 2017 Quartz
Op-ed by Costs of War contributor Noah Coburn on immigrant contractors: "Tens of thousands of contractors who serve in Afghanistan are from 'third-party' countries, as highlighted in a report released this week by the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. While it was often assumed by soldiers and US policy makers I interviewed that these contractors in more civilian-esque roles are in less danger in warzones than soldiers, there is little evidence to support this."
Trump's Afghanistan Troop Increase Adds to $1 Trillion in War Costs
August 23, 2017 The Washington Post
Estimates by Neta Crawford, Co-Director of the Costs of War Project, are factored in to a tallying of what the war in Afghanistan has cost so far.
The War in Afghanistan: By the Numbers
August 22, 2017 NBC News
NBC News cites the Costs of War Project in tallying the total budgetary costs to the U.S. of the war in Afghanistan: $783 billion through fiscal year 2016, and $1.8 trillion when factoring in long term spending.
The Financial Cost of 16 Years in Afghanistan
August 22, 2017 CNN
CNN cites Neta Crawford, Co-Director of the Costs of War Project, who estimates that roughly $2 trillion has been spent so far on the war in Afghanistan. "But even that figure leaves out some key expenses, such as the future costs of interest Americans will owe for the money borrowed to finance the war in Afghanistan. That alone could add trillions of dollars to the total tab."
The Financial Cost of 16 Years in Afghanistan
August 21, 2017 NBC 2
Article cites Costs of War Co-Director Neta Crawford, who estimates that the financial costs of war in Afghanistan so far have reached $2 trillion, including some future cost obligations.
Commentary: Restore GI Bill Benefits for Veterans with Career-Ending PTSD
July 12, 2017 The Military Times
This op ed mentions the Costs of War Project as showing the "disastrous effects of bad paper on veterans with PTSD."
Veterans with less than honorable discharges can now access emergency mental health care
July 5, 2017 The Day
On Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs began offering urgent mental health care to former service members with other-than-honorable discharges. The article mentions a recent report from Brown's Watson Institute that shows other-than-honorable are on the rise.
How the Military Discards Injured Troops and Denies Them Veterans Benefits
June 29, 2017 The Fiscal Times
The Fiscal Times features the Costs of War Project's latest study on “bad paper” discharges, which "have grown from 5.5 percent during the Gulf War era to 6.5 percent since America went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon."
As the VA starts mental health care for ‘bad paper’ veterans, critics say it’s not enough
June 27, 2017
"The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday that it would begin offering emergency mental health services starting July 5 to veterans with other-than-honorable discharges – following through on a departmental change that VA Secretary David Shulkin promised in March. The change acknowledges the population of veterans has been denied needed care, but it doesn’t go far enough, according to a report released last week from Brown University."
The Dangers of Arming Autocrats
June 13, 2017 The Atlantic
The Costs of War Project is mentioned in an article on arms sales to Saudi Arabia. "The Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs has found that 'clean energy and health care spending create 50 percent more jobs than the equivalent amount of spending on the military.'"
A Study the Defense Industry Will Hate
June 1, 2017 Defense One
"Remember how Lockheed Martin tried to save its F-22 with an ad campaign touting not stealth or supercruise, but American jobs? That pitch might not be any more effective the next time around. A new study from Brown University’s Costs of War project found domestic spending spurs more jobs than military spending."