The Pentagon Budget Is Out of Control
March 3, 2020 The Nation
The financial costs of war are greater than what's seen in the Pentagon budget, says The Nation, citing the Costs of War Project estimate of the $6.4 trillion cost of post-9/11 wars.
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We Can’t Rely on Just the Military
April 8, 2020 The Atlantic
The Atlantic cites Costs of War Project co-directors Catherine Lutz and Neta Crawford, who write that "war is, in part, what got us to this health crisis."
Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms over international order
March 13, 2023 The Guardian
Costs of War was cited in The Guardian on 20 years of war in Iraq and elsewhere.
Will 2020 Signal An End to America's Endless Wars? Don't Count On It
January 2, 2020 Salon
Salon reports on the U.S. war in Afghanistan, which continues into 2020. Costs of War estimates that close to 7,000 American soldiers and 7,800 U.S. contractors have died in 18 years of war.
Too much military spending got us into this mess
June 7, 2020 The Boston Globe
Costs of War Project co-directors Neta C. Crawford and Catherine Lutz argue that the coronavirus pandemic is the product of an endlessly growing "War on Terror."
Don’t Just Cut Defense Spending. Convert the Defense Industry Into a Green Powerhouse.
January 30, 2023 The New Republic
New Costs of War research on moving form a war economy to a green economy was cited in The New Republic.
20 years after Iraq, the U.S. must change course
March 14, 2023 American Friends Service Committee
Costs of War was cited by the American Friends Service Committee on 20 years of war in Iraq.
U.S. grapples with forces unleashed by Iraq invasion 20 years later
March 16, 2023 Reuters
Costs of War's research on the budgetary costs of war in Iraq and Syria was cited in Reuters.
'A reckoning is near': America has a vast overseas military empire. Does it still need it?
February 25, 2021 USA Today
USA Today quotes Costs of War data on the consequences of U.S. War on Terror domestically and internationally.
Study: High levels of uranium and lead found in bones of Iraqis linked to conflict
March 28, 2025 The World
PRI’s The World interviewed Costs of War contributor Kali Rubaii on her research on the lingering environmental health impacts of war.
Afghanistan. Nelle miniere di carbone, tra i bambini che estraggono l'oro nero
May 8, 2023 La Republica
Costs of War was cited in La Republica (Italy, subscription only) on the costs of the war in Afghanistan.
'I Cry At Night': Afghan Mothers Struggle To Feed Their Children In The Pandemic
January 6, 2021 NPR
NPR cites Costs of War data on U.S. expenditure on the War on Terror in Afghanistan.
Biden Afghanistan report mostly blames Trump for chaotic US withdrawal
April 7, 2023 Reuters
Reuters cited Costs of War on Afghanistan war deaths in an article about the Biden administration’s review of the pull out from Afghanistan (reposted in France 24.)
A Requiem for a Lost Iraq
April 7, 2023 The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
A piece in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs cited Costs of War on the human cost of war in Iraq.
US is still living with consequences of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
March 20, 2023 The Boston Globe
Costs of War contributor Linda Bilmes wrote on the US consequences of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan in The Boston Globe.
Israeli strike on media tent extends journalist death toll in Gaza
April 7, 2025 AlJazeera
AlJazeera cited Costs of War research on war reporters.
US Afghanistan withdrawal about 2-6% done: military
May 4, 2021 Anadolu Agency
Anadolu Agency cites Costs of War statistics on the human and economic costs of the US War on Terror in Afghanistan since 9/11.
Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO
May 4, 2021 The North State Journal
The North State Journal cites Costs of War statistics on the human and economic costs of the US War on Terror in Afghanistan since 9/11.
Tough neighbourhood. Bet on democracy, not Pak’s generals
May 25, 2023 Hindu Businessline
The Hindu Businessline (India) cited Costs of War on post-9/11 war deaths in Pakistan.
Rekha Basu: My mother warned that America's 1980s allies threatened women in Afghanistan. They've continued to, as our enemies.
May 11, 2021 Des Moines Register
The Des Moines Register cites Costs of War data on the $6.4 trillion that the U.S. has spent on the war on terror since 2001.