Costs of War Project

Costs of War Project
(2011; Watson Institute, Brown University; 35 scholars; watson.brown.edu/costsofwar)

Team of 35 scholars, legal experts, human rights practitioners, and physicians. Its aim is to research and bring awareness about the cost of the various American-led wars since 9/11, including “their human, economic, and political costs,” and help “foster better informed public policies.”

Selected Papers

• Pentagon Fuel Use, Climate Change, and the Costs of War (2019, 36p.)
• United States Budgetary Costs of the Post-9/11 Wars Through FY2019: $5.9 Trillion Spent and Obligated (2018, 13p.)

Publications

• Publishes papers in three categories: Human, Economic, Social & Political
• Cost of War Figures Archive

Leadership: Project Directors: Neta C. Crawford, Catherine Lutz, Stephanie Savell