Telling the Truth About the Cost of War
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 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.
October 28, 2024 Jewish Business News
Jewish Business News covered our latest reports on U.S. spending on Israel's military operations and related U.S. operations in the region and the human toll from Oct 7, 2023 forward.
October 29, 2024 The American Conservative
The American Conservative cited our research.
May 1, 2023 AlJazeera
Stephanie Savell was interviewed by AlJazeera marking the 20th anniversary of Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” speech.
March 17, 2023 The Guardian
The Guardian cited Costs of War in their editorial on Iraq.
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.
December 31, 2024 Counterpunch
Counterpunch cited the report on U.S. military spending related to Israel's military operations in Gaza.
President White Professor of History and Political Science in the Department of Government at Cornell University
Matthew Evangelista teaches courses in international and comparative politics. He is the author of five books including: The Chechen Wars (2002); Law, Ethics, and the War on Terror (2008); and Gender, Nationalism, and War (2011). He is the editor of Peace Studies, 4 vols. (2005), and co-editor of...
January 17, 2019 BBC World News
BBC World News interviews co-director Stephanie Savell about her map showing US counterterror activity in 80 countries.
October 25, 2024 Common Dreams
Common Dreams cited our research.
September 21, 2019 Salon
Salon shares co-director Stephanie Savell's article on unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan.
March 16, 2022 The Brunswick News
The Brunswick News references a report by Neta Crawford on the environmental costs of the U.S. post-9/11 wars.
August 23, 2021 TribLIVE
TribLIVE cites research by Thomas Suitt on veteran and service member suicides since 9/11.
January 2015
Luke Lattanzi-Silveus (2015)
October 7, 2024 MarketPlace
Marketplace cited our latest reports on U.S. spending on Israel's military operations and related U.S. operations in the region and the human toll from Oct 7, 2023 forward.
Teaching Costs of War: A Q&A With Professor David Vine
Teaching Costs of War: A Q&A With Dr. Natassja Gunasena
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Anila Daulatzai has a PhD in Anthropology from the Johns Hopkins University, and is currently a 2020-21 Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on heroin users in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and on the return...
Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
Director, Costs of War
Stephanie Savell is a public anthropologist researching militarism, (in)security and activism in relation to the United States post-9/11 wars and policing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Under her leadership, the Costs of War project has produced research cited in thousands of media articles and...
Senior Research Fellow, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
William D. Hartung is a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. His work focuses on the arms industry and U.S. military budget. He was previously the director of the Arms and Security Program at the Center for International Policy and the co-director of the...