THE U.S. HAS BEEN AT WAR IN YEMEN FOR 20 YEARS, BUT HOUTHIS CAN STILL CHOKE THE RED SEA
September 5, 2024 The Intercept.
Costs of War was cited on the human costs of war in The Intercept.
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Destruction of Gaza: Civilians Suffer En Masse in Every War for 3 Broad Reasons
November 13, 2023 The Quint
An op-ed in The Quint (India) cited Costs of War on post-9/11 war deaths.
African People Bear the Weight of US’s Deadly “War on Terror” on the Continent
September 11, 2022 Truthout
Costs of War was cited in Truthout on the war on terror’s impact on Africa.
War or peace? Trump inherits turbulent US-China ties
January 7, 2025 The Hill
Costs of War contributor Lyle Goldstein was interviewed in The Hill on costs of war with China.
Adam Schiff’s vote for the Iraq war should disqualify him from the U.S. Senate
November 18, 2022 Orange County Register
Costs of War was cited in a piece in the Orange County Register about Adam Schiff’s vote for the Iraq war being disqualifying.
Costs of War Awarded 2022 US Peace Prize
October 1, 2022 US Peace Memorial Foundation
Costs of War is honored to receive the US Peace Memorial Foundation's US Peace Prize for crucial research to shed light on the human, environmental, economic, social and political costs of U.S. wars. This prize is a testament to the tireless hard work and creative vision of many people, from the scholars who share their findings with the public to the many people who build Costs of War’s impact from behind the scenes; all of us share a passion for working against militarism.
Epilogue to the war: Afghanistan reports the lowest well-being in recorded history
May 28, 2025 Science
A study in the journal Science cited Costs of War research on the toll of war in Afghanistan.
The Cost of War Since 9/11
September 11, 2018 The Fiscal Times
The Costs of War Project's estimate of $5.6 trillion is placed into comparison with other recent estimates of war spending since 9/11, including Department of Defense data that puts the cost at more than $1.5 trillion.
Half Million Killed by America's Global War on Terror 'Just Scratches the Surface' of Human Destruction
November 9, 2018 Common Dreams
This article gives a summary of the Costs of War Project's lastest report on the human costs of the war on terror.
America's 'war on terror' has cost the US nearly $6 trillion and killed roughly half a million people, and there's no end in sight
November 14, 2018 Business Insider
This article describes the Costs of War Project's release of its annual figure on the costs of the war on terror, describing why this figure, $5.9 trillion, is larger than the Pentagon's estimates.
Brown University Releases 'Cost Of War' Project
November 18, 2018 NPR
Lulu Garcia Navarro interviews Co-Director Neta Crawford on the Cost of War Project's annual estimate of the cost of the war on terror.
Eight Common-Sense Reasons for Not Going to War With Iran
January 7, 2020 Antiwar.com
Antiwar.com cites Costs of War research on the human costs of post-9/11 wars in an argument against going to war with Iran.
Post 9/11: the cost of the ‘War on Terror’
August 20, 2011 Euronews
“While Crawford admits that Americans were united in their desire for revenge against the attackers, the choice to go to war was made out of ‘fear and anger.’… And the path of war, she says, is more costly and more bloody than the path of law enforcement.”
Ending America's Endless War
June 24, 2019 Foreign Affairs
Bernie Sanders draws on Costs of War Project data in making a powerful case against war with Iran. "We have to view the terrorism threat through the proper scope, rather than allowing it to dominate our view of the world."
Scientists Want to Make it a War Crime to Damage the Environment in a Conflict
July 26, 2019 Vox
The Costs of War Project has shown the devastating health effects resulting from conflict-related environmental pollution in Iraq, says Vox article discussing a proposed plan to hold governments responsible for environmental damage in war zones.
'Costs of War' project initiates research series to evaluate post-9/11 wars
November 8, 2019 The Brown Daily Herald
The Brown Daily Herald discusses Costs of War's "20 Years of War" research series.
Iraq war cost: $6 trillion. What else could have been done?
March 18, 2013 Los Angeles Times
“A study by Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies finds that the war has cost $1.7 trillion so far, with an additional $490 billion in benefits owed to war veterans.”
Report: Iraq war costs U.S. more than $2 trillion so far
March 15, 2013 Salon
“A new study by the Costs of War Project by the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University has made strides in quantifying the Iraq War ten years after the U.S. invaded.”
Iraq war costs U.S. more than $2 trillion: study
March 14, 2013 Reuters
“The U.S. war in Iraq has cost $1.7 trillion with an additional $490 billion in benefits owed to war veterans, expenses that could grow to more than $6 trillion.”
At War With the Truth
December 9, 2019 The Washington Post
An investigation by The Washington Post found that US officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan, where the US has spent or appropriated between $934 billion and $978 billion, according to an estimate from the Costs of War Project.