December 7, 2020 The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast covers Costs of War's new study on increased civilian casualties due to U.S. and allied forces' airstrikes
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."
Ph.D., M.A.
David Vine is a political anthropologist and writer. David is the author of a trilogy of books about war and peace including "The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State," which was a finalist for the 2021 Los Angeles Times Book...
November 16, 2023 The War Horse
An op-ed in The War Horse cited Costs of War on veteran suicides in a piece about sexual assault in the military.
November 8, 2017 Common Dreams
Common Dreams cites the Costs of War Project's new study that estimates the U.S. budgetary cost of post-9/11 wars will reach $5.6 trillion by the end of fiscal year 2018.
April 19, 2021 Common Dreams
Common Dreams cites Costs of War statistics on the economic costs of the US War on Terror in Afghanistan.
June 17, 2021 Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone cites Costs of War data as it covers the historic vote by the House of Representatives to end the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
October 31, 2023 CNN
The former VA secretary cited Costs of War in CNN about the costs of war including veterans care.
November 14, 2018 CNBC
This story features the Costs of War Project's latest reports on money spent and lives lost in the war on terror since 9/11. It includes a Costs of War video.
May 21, 2019 Just Security
The Cost of War Project's estimated $5.9 trillion cost of post-9/11 wars cited in discussion of potential repeal of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
November 15, 2018 Common Dreams
"We were told to expect wars that would be quick, cheap, effective and beneficial to the U.S. interest," said Neta Crawford, the author of the study, at a news conference hosted by Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) on Tuesday. "The U.S. continues to fund the wars by borrowing, so this is a conservative estimate of the consequences of funding the war as if on a credit card, in which we are only paying interest even as we continue to spend."
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.
March 28, 2023 The Los Angeles Loyolan
The Los Angeles Loyolan cited Costs of War research on Iraq.
June 6, 2024 The War Horse
A piece in The War Horse cited Costs of War on deaths of contractors in the post-9/11 wars.
Forced returns to Afghanistan continue, despite UNHCR’s non-return advisory. In 2023, over a million Afghans were forcibly returned from Pakistan and Iran. Various governments justify a trend of increasing returns to Afghanistan by arguing that active war has subsided since August 2021, when the...
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Urban Development
Karen Bell researches and teaches Just Transition, environmental justice and environmental policy at the University of Glasgow. She is author of numerous publications, including the monographs ‘Achieving Environmental Justice’ (2014) and ‘Working Class Environmentalism’ (2021). She PhD in...
As veterans continue to bear huge physical and mental costs from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the costs of caring for post-9/11 war vets will reach between $2.2 and $2.5 trillion by 2050 – most of which has not yet been paid. The U.S. may shortchange its promises to these veterans if the...
For decades, U.S. policy actions towards Iraq have had devastating consequences for the Iraqi people. This paper situates the U.S. “war on terrorism” in Iraq since 2003 within a longer trajectory of U.S. intervention in that country since the 1960s and shows that we can only understand the full...
Assistant Professor, Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing, California State University, Los Angeles
Dr. Ali R. Tayyeb is a United States Navy Veteran, having served as a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman with Naval Medical Center San Diego, 1st Marine Division, and 3rd Marine Division....
Large defense contractors have played a central role in fighting the post-9/11 wars. They have provided workers who have engaged in direct combat and provided supplies, logistical services, and arms to coalition forces and the new Iraqi and Afghan governments. Private contracting has grown to...