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January 7, 2022 Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer penned this column on how the election of Honduran president-elect Xiomara Castro could be a turning point for the country.
January 7, 2022 Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer penned this article on the idea of "strategic depth," or buffers between the U.S. and potential enemies, with a focus on China.
January 5, 2022 The Intercept
Ieva Jusionyte was interviewed in this article on gun violence and the illegal purchasing of weapons between people in the U.S. and Mexico.
December 9, 2021 Fox News
This article cites the Costs of War report's estimated total of service members who have died in war operations or by suicide since 9/11.
December 8, 2021
Reid Pauly recently won a Nuclear Security Grant from the Stanton Foundation, which focuses on international nuclear security issues. The grant will support Pauly's forthcoming research, "Threats That Leave Something to Chance."
December 3, 2021 NPR (El Paso)
Ieva Jusionyte provided commentary in this piece on gun smuggling and drug related violence: "We can’t really understand the U.S. as separate from Mexico when we think about the regional economy of violence." This article also appeared in El Paso Matters.
December 2, 2021 Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer penned this article on the U.S.' role in a potential war between Russia and Ukraine.
November 16, 2021 WABC Radio
In this interview, Stephen Kinzer discusses the CIA's MK Ultra program with host Frank Morano.
November 16, 2021 Foreign Policy
Chas Feeman provided commentary in this article on the escalating tension between China and Taiwan and the United States' role between the two.
November 15, 2021 VICE Video
Peter Andreas appeared in this video to discuss the history of war and drugs.
November 3, 2021 Politico
This article references "The Costs of Working with the Americans in Afghanistan" - a paper published by Costs of War in April 2021.
November 1, 2021 The Hill
Brian Atwood penned this column exploring how, as the Peoples’ Republic of China steps up its pressure on Taiwan, the debate over U.S. policy heats up as well.
October 28, 2021
Reid Pauly and Cullen G. Nutt (U.S. Naval Academy) recently co-authored an article published in International Security 46, 2 (Fall 2021). Together they delve into four case studies of nuclear proliferation in Taiwan, Libya, South Africa, and North Korea.
October 27, 2021 C-SPAN
In this video clip, Elizabeth Warren cites the Costs of War report in reference to the number of Afghan civilians, military, and police killed in post-9/11 wars overseas.
October 20, 2021 The American Prospect
Stephanie Savell penned this article which states, "It’s clear that the U.S.-sponsored model of a "war on terror" fuels government repression of its own people and escalates cycles of violence" in reference to the Middle East and Africa.
October 19, 2021 USA Today
This article cites the Costs of War report at the Watson Institute in reference to the number of lives lost and money spent on post-9/11 conflict overseas.
September 30, 2021 The Hill
Brian Atwood penned this article which states, "The challenge at this juncture seems more related to the external pressures of our polarized politics" in regard to the U.S. military.
September 30, 2021 Washington Post
This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson in reference to the number of current military service members and veterans who have ended their lives since 2001.
September 29, 2021 Business Insider
Cathy Lutz provided commentary in this article on the state of the war in Afghanistan: "This chapter in Afghanistan will not be over even after the last Afghan who remembers a family member who died in the war is dead, or until the last US veteran with a war wound takes her last disability payment somewhere in early 2100."
September 27, 2021 Providence Journal
In this article, co-authors Cathy Lutz and Stephanie Savell discuss the human costs of post-9/11 wars.