March 1, 2019 C-SPAN
In an interview on C-SPAN, Matthew Hoh, an Iraq veteran and former State Department official, draws on Costs of War data to urge the American public to consider that "it's not just a discussion about the Afghan war. It's a discussion about all the wars, what we're doing overall, not just in the Middle East, but now throughout Africa." See clip at 17:53.
May 2023
INDIRECT DEATHS The graphic, and the accompanying report, illuminate the causal pathways that have led to an estimated 3.6-3.7 million indirect deaths in post-9/11 war zones, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. Posted on May 15, 2023
May 26, 2023 LA Progressive
Costs of War was cited by Robert Koehler in LA Progressive on the costs of war in a piece about refugees (also in the Elizabethton Star, Tennessee).
August 20, 2022 Business Insider
Business Insider cited Costs of War around the anniversary of the end of the Afghanistan war and the effort to get U.S. employees out of Afghanistan.
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."
February 15, 2025 Marcus Oscarsson
Swedish political commentator Marcus Oscarsson cited Costs of War data on the war in Afghanistan.
November 18, 2024 Milwaukee Independent
Milwaukee Independent cited Costs of War's report on U.S. spending on Israel's military operations.
September 19, 2022 Daily Kos
Costs of War was cited in DailyKos about anti-war activist and Iraq War veteran Mike Prysner confronting George W. Bush.
June 28, 2019 Truthout
The Costs of War Project has estimated that at least 480,000 people have been killed as a direct result of the U.S.-led war on terror, says Truthout article discussing the intersection of trans and queer identity and the military.
March 13, 2025 The New York Review of Books
The New York Review of Books cited Costs of War in the human costs of war in Afghanistan.
November 9, 2017 Buzzfeed
A Buzzfeed News article cites the Costs of War Project's latest study that breaks down what the average American has paid in post-9/11 war costs. "The staggering costs are going to continue to multiply after the Trump administration’s decision to increase the number of US troops in Afghanistan by 3,900."
November 9, 2017 The Hill
An article in The Hill cites the Costs of War Project's study on the U.S. budgetary costs of war since 9/11. "Study author Neta Crawford notes that combat operations since 2001 'have been largely paid for by borrowing, part of the reason the U.S. went from budget surplus to deficits after 2001.""
February 24, 2025 The National
The National (Scotland) cites Costs of War on the human costs of war.
December 6, 2024 Countercurrents
An article in Countercurrents cited Costs of War on post-9/11 war deaths.
September 29, 2022 Open Secrets
OpenSecrets cited Costs of War on war deaths in Afghanistan.
June 16, 2023 Counterpunch
Costs of War was cited in Counterpunch on the human costs of war.
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.'"
January 6, 2025 Just Security
Just Security cited the Costs of War on post-9/11 war deaths. (Reposted on Global Security Wire.)
June 19, 2023 Newsweek
Costs of War was cited in Newsweek in a fact check of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. saying the U.S. had spent $8 trillion on the war in Ukraine.
September 5, 2022 Modern Tokyo Times
Modern Tokyo Times cited Costs of War on deaths in Iraq from war.