March 27, 2025 Common Dreams
Common Dreams cited Costs of War research on U.S. military spending related to Israel's military operations in Gaza.
September 7, 2011 Boston Review
“A report from the Costs of War project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies estimates that the final bill will be $3.2-4 trillion.”
March 29, 2025 The Guardian
The Guardian interviewed Costs of War contributor Roberto González on how the tech sector is transforming the military industrial complex.
April 1, 2025 Middle East Monitor
Middle East Monitor wrote a piece about our research on the dangers to war reporters.
January 14, 2018 Business Insider
This article features the Costs of War Project's map showing that the US is "fighting terror" in 76 countries.
June 1, 2011 Costs of War
The project has also appeared in national papers in many countries, including Brazil, China, Russia, and Pakistan, among others.
March 13, 2013 NPR
“The report, from Brown's Watson Institute for International Studies, is comprehensive, taking a look at the direct and indirect costs of war…”
May 4, 2016 Huffington Post
"Approximately 92,000 Afghans have been killed in the war since 2001, and more than 26,000 of those were civilians, according to the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Almost 100,000 more have been injured."
April 2, 2025 Republik (Indonesia)
Republik (Indonesia) wrote about our latest research on the dangers to war reporters.
February 15, 2018 The Huffington Post
This opinion piece cites the Costs of War Project's map showing that US military counterterrorism activity is taking place in 76 countries.
September 12, 2016 Military Times
In a report for Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, study author Neta Crawford called the total “so large as to be almost incomprehensible,” but noted the dollar figures are only one part of the costs of war.
September 15, 2017 The Providence Journal
Tensions are building over plans to build a new fleet of ballistic missile submarines over the coming decades at defense contractor Electric Boat. The Costs of War Project at the Watson Institute recently published a paper that found military related spending generated fewer direct positions and supply-chain jobs per $1 million in government money than clean energy, health care, education or infrastructure.
April 2, 2025 Ekriti (Greece)
Ekriti (Greece) wrote about our latest research on the dangers to war reporters.
September 11, 2017 Newsweek
The Cost of War Projects' figures are used in tallying of the total costs of the post-9/11 wars.
April 7, 2025 Forbes
Costs of War research on the costs of the post-9/11 wars was cited in Forbes.
November 8, 2017 Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy's Situation Report cites the Costs of War's new study that estimates the cost of post-9/11 wars will cost the U.S. $5.6 trillion by 2018.
April 10, 2025 The New Arab
The New Arab cited our research on the dangers of war reporting.
January 8, 2023 The Epoch Times
Costs of War was cited in Epoch Times on veteran suicides.
November 11, 2022 Middle East Eye
Costs of War was cited in the Middle East Eye on the U.S. climate commitments.
February 13, 2020 National Catholic Reporter
The Costs of War Project found degradation of multiple natural resources due to the recent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, says the National Catholic Reporter.