May 1, 2018 Politifact
Politifact features data by Costs of War co-director Neta Crawford in judging Trump's claim that the US has spent $7 trillion on the Middle East Wars as "half true."
February 2, 2023 Inkstick Media
Costs of War contributor Miriam Pemberton wrote about refocusing Pentagon spending to address the climate crisis and replace militarized industrial policy with green manufacturing in Inkstick Media.
November 12, 2024 Northeast Mississippi News
Northeast Mississippi News cited Costs of War report on U.S. spending on Israel's military operations.
February 15, 2025 The Irish Times
The Irish Times cited Costs of War’s report on U.S. military spending related to Israel's military operations in Gaza.
May 10, 2018 The New York Times
President Trump has said repeatedly that the U.S. has spent $7 trillion on the Middle East wars. He may be getting this figure from an erroneous reading of Costs of War Project findings about the budgetary costs of those wars.
February 9, 2023 Common Dreams
Common Dreams cited Costs of War research on the AUMF in a piece discussing new legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 AUMF (reposted in NationofChange).
November 21, 2018 The Nation
William D. Hartung uses Costs of War numbers to critique a new report by the National Defense Strategy Commission, which calls for a large increase in the DoD budget.
November 16, 2024 Islam Today
Islam Today (Indonesia) cited Costs of War research.
March 14, 2023 Black Agenda Report
Costs of War research on the AUMF was cited in the Black Agenda Report.
February 20, 2025 The Economic Times
The Economic Times (India) cited Costs of War’s Heidi Peltier on Pentagon contracts.
February 14, 2023 Globe Gazette
The Globe Gazette (Iowa) cited Costs of War on military emissions.
November 20, 2024 Analyst News
Analyst News cited Costs of War's research on U.S. spending.
February 13, 2023 Tronderdebatt
Costs of War was cited in Tronderdebatt (Norway) on civilian deaths in the post-9/11 wars.
November 28, 2024 Small Wars Journal
Small Wars Journal cited Costs of War figures on soldier deaths and U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars.
February 14, 2025 New Zealand Listener
New Zealand Listener cited Costs of War’s report on U.S. military spending related to Israel's military operations in Gaza.
March 16, 2021 TomDispatch
Costs of War was cited in a TomDispatch piece by veteran Kevin Tillman (brother of Pat Tillman) on why January 6 was inevitable given our approach to foreign policy. (Reposted in Scheer Post)
December 5, 2024 NBC News
NBC News (reposted at AOL) cited Costs of War research on U.S. spending on military aid for Israel.
January 10, 2023 Responsible Statecraft
Costs of War was cited in William Hartung’s piece in Responsible Statecraft on proposed House budget cuts.
February 8, 2019 Newsweek
Recent research from Costs of War cited that estimates the US has spent nearly $6 trillion in post-9/11 wars.
December 19, 2024 TomDispatch
A piece in TomDispatch cited Costs of War on mass surveillance. (Reposted in The Nation, Countercurrents, Common Dreams and Foreign Policy in Focus)