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PERI Umass Amherst @periumass.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tomorrow, join the @gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social webinar, “Cutting the Military Budget While Improving Real Security” Date: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 4 p.m./5 p.m. ET Register for the webinar: bit.ly/GCWebinarLabor @ips-dc.org @nationalpriorities.bsky.social @costsofwar.bsky.social

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

From 2020-2024, the U.S. government invested over twice as much money in five weapons companies as it spent on diplomacy and international aid. costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/profit...

From 2020-2024, the U.S. government invested over twice as much money in 5 weapons companies as it spent on diplomacy and international aid.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Join us for the @gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social webinar: “Cutting the Military Budget While Improving Real Security” Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 4pm ET With Lindsay Koshgarian, @sunjeevbery.bsky.social, @hannahomestead.bsky.social and Costs of War's Heidi Peltier. Register: bit.ly/GCWebinarLabor

Game Changers Webinar Series
Cutting the Military Budget While Improving Real Security
Wednesday, Sept. 30 / 4-5pm ET

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Even some U.S. defense workers agree: the military’s emissions are a huge problem for the climate. costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/uk-and...

Quote: "Just greenwashing isn't going to do it. Just putting solar panels up isn't going to do it. So we're trying to stress that the only way to really lower emissions of the military [is] to make the military smaller." — U.S. military industry worker

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

While the decision to go to war can seemingly be made in an instant, the human and economic consequences can last for generations.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Many have made bold claims about the economic benefits the U.S. military brings to Hawai‘i. The facts show the military’s contribution is significantly smaller than most people think. thediplomat.com/2026/09/bust...

thediplomat.com

Busting the Myths of the US Military’s Presence in Hawai‘i

As land leases come up for renewal, a new report reveals the facts about the U.S. Armed Forces’ impacts in the Pacific Islands.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Great article in the Brown Daily Herald with background on our collaboration with Mwatana for Human Rights on recent research on civilian deaths in Yemen: www.browndailyherald.com/article/us-a...

browndailyherald.com

U.S. airstrikes in Yemen caused at least 576 civilian casualties between 2023 and 2025, Watson study estimates

The report examines the human cost of 46 airstrikes from two military operations since December 2023.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

U.S. news organizations’ 9/11 anniversary coverage failed to fully inform the public of the true costs of the wars that followed, writes Elliot Negin, citing our research. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/us-media-c...

themoneytrail.substack.com

U.S. media coverage of the 9/11 anniversary didn’t tell the whole story

Nearly 3,000 people died on September 11, 2001. Post-9/11 wars killed more than 900,000.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Within seconds, the drone released a glide bomb, designed to allow operators to identify and strike targets with a high degree of accuracy." Witnesses describe an Israeli drone in Gaza that killed a child and a medic. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

theguardian.com

‘Run! Get away!’: witnesses recount Israeli ‘double tap’ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza

When Mohammad Abdul Zinati, 15, rushed to help a man wounded in a bomb attack, he had no time to react before he too was hit

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Renewed displacement and war in Yemen, where a recent @mhren.bsky.social report in collaboration with Costs of War showed U.S. airstrike incidents since Dec. 2023 resulted in at least 576 civilian casualties. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

theguardian.com

‘We left everything behind’: 125,000 people displaced as war reignites in Yemen

Fierce fighting has forced people to abandon their homes, leaving everything behind to seek shelter in refugee camps

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Thirty-seven and a half billion dollars, that’s not a serious number. There’s no way it’s less than $100 billion — but then that’s only the tip of the iceberg.” Costs of War contributor Linda Bilmes on the cost of war with Iran: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

news.harvard.edu

Linda Bilmes is doing the math — Harvard Gazette

Budget analyst has made it her life’s mission to elucidate the heavy toll of war: "If we don’t account for something, we don’t value it."

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New CBO estimates for the Iran war cost don't include costs of recent ⁠U.S. strikes on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. It also did not factor in the borrowing expenses associated with financing the war. [THREAD] www.reuters.com/world/middle...

reuters.com

Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says

The war is expected to increase U.S. inflation by 0.5% in the first three months of 2027, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine @btlradionews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#OnTheAir COUNTERPOINT airs Mondays 8-9:30pmET wpkn.org 89.5FM Bgpt #CT: Elizabeth Miller of 9/11 Families for @peacefultomorrows.bsky.social & Stephanie Savell Dir. Cost of War project reflect on the 9/11 attacks impact on US security, for. policy & civil liberties 25 years later.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Costs of War’s Heidi Peltier speaks at @nukesofhazard.bsky.social 's #CACNP2026 on the trillion-dollar military budget. “In the case of military contract spending, it has routinely been shown that roughly 30-40% of spending results in waste, fraud and abuse.” www.youtube.com/live/ERH6PZr...

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2026 Annual Conference — $1 Trillion and Counting: The Pentagon Budget Squeezing Our Real Security

YouTube video by Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (CACNP)

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Nukes of Hazard @nukesofhazard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Heidi Peltier with @costsofwar.bsky.social: The estimated cost of the GWOT that began in 2001 will be at least $8T. The war in Iran has cost Americans more than $100B in fuel costs alone. #CACNP2026

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Both state policy and a culture that feels comfortable depicting our religion as insidious... has made it easy for a lot of Americans to squint at a Muslim man and see one of the bad guys," writes Meher Ahmad, citing our research. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/o...

nytimes.com

Opinion | So Much Lies Hidden Beneath the Mamdani-Giuliani Handshake

Who is allowed to mourn Sept. 11 — and its aftermath?

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

U.S. allies have borne significant costs in the post-9/11 wars, in terms of both dollars and lives. Besides the U.S., the top 5 countries to send troops to the war in Afghanistan were the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Canada. costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/costs-...

Table 1: Top Troop Suppliers to Afghanistan as of February 2011 from the report, "The Costs of War to United States Allies Since 9/11".

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Nearly 3,000 Americans died as a result of the attacks on 9/11. Twenty-five years later, the impacts of the post-9/11 wars have reverberated both at home and abroad. A few of the costs: [THREAD] costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/overview

Text: 25 years after the attacks of 9/11, our research illustrates the costs of two and a half decades of war.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Breaking: U.S. airstrikes in Yemen Since Dec. 2023 resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties, according to a new report from Yemen-based @mhren.bsky.social in collaboration with Costs of War. [THREAD]

December 2023-May 2025
Civilian Toll of U.S. Airstrikes in Yemen: 213 Killed and 363 Injured
Operation:
Prosperity Guardian, Dec. 18, 2023-Jan. 19, 2025: 5 Killed/22 Injured
Rough Rider, Mar. 15-May 6, 2025: 208 Killed/341 Injured

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“All of these reverberating costs of war also lead to casualties.” Costs of War’s co-director Stephanie Savell talks to @news.dw.com on the costs of 25 years of the “War on Terror”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P97p...

youtube.com

The War on Terror 25 years on: Did it make us safer? | DW News

YouTube video by DW News

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Twenty-five years later, our research examines the high costs of the post-9/11 wars.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In the 25 years since 9/11, the U.S. has spent $8 trillion dollars fighting wars in the name of counterterrorism. costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/overview

Pie chart: Estimate of U.S. Post 9/11 War Spending, in $ Billions FY2001-FY2022

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A letter from our director Stephanie Savell reflecting on 25 years of forever wars since 9/11: “We at Costs of War remember the devastation of thousands of American families and the profound effects of the U.S.-led wars that followed.” [THREAD] conta.cc/4qV21hT

Stephanie Savell, Director, Costs of War

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Iran War Energy Cost tracker has surpassed $100 billion. That's $100 billion dollars in extra fuel costs for U.S. households since the start of the war with Iran on February 28, 2026. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

Screenshot of the Iran War Energy Cost Tracker, https://iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu. $100,805,315,237

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

At least 4.5 million people have died in post-9/11 war zones as a result of war and its lasting impacts. This is roughly equivalent to the population of Panama.

At least 4.5 million people have died in post-9/11 war zones as a result of war and its reverberating impacts.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This week marks one year since the Trump administration launched strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific after classifying cartels as terrorist organizations. So far, 227 people have been killed in 68 strikes, reports the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

nytimes.com

Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks

The Trump administration has killed scores of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Since 9/11, the U.S. military has used the internet for influence campaigns. Now, the Pentagon has hired military influencers that are amplifying the Defense Secretary's messaging, reports the Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Costs of War's Neta Crawford writes about how the national security establishment’s focus on climate change as a "threat multiplier" may make us less secure — and increase military emissions. thebulletin.org/2026/08/the-...

thebulletin.org

The US military’s fatal stance on climate change

The Pentagon is preparing to wage war in a warmer world, even as it accelerates it

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In the six months since the U.S. and Israel began strikes against Iran, American consumers have spent an additional $92.9 billion in extra fuel costs. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

Screenshot of the Iran War Energy Cost Tracker, https://iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

An “AI-first” fighting force will come with even higher greenhouse gas emissions, writes Costs of War co-founder Neta Crawford. thebulletin.org/2026/08/the-...

"More recently, military spending has boosted greenhouse gas emissions in the civilian sector by its demand for artificial intelligence and quantum computing, an energy hungry sector of the economy. Like the internet, AI has been both paid for and then used by the US military. The Defense Department announced in May 2026 that its AI use had increased 1,775 percent over the past calendar year. The Defense Department, which says that it will be an “AI-first” fighting force, has forged agreements with SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Reflection to use their capabilities for warfighting and other applications. But this military funding for AI has also shaped the research and the demand for artificial intelligence in the larger economy, boosting AI energy use overall."

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The U.S. military has killed at least 223 people in 67 strikes in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific since last year, reports the New York Times, citing our research on the costs of these operations: $4.7 billion and counting. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...

nytimes.com

U.S. Military Kills 2 People in Attack on Boat in Pacific

The United States has killed at least 223 people since its campaign of boat strikes began nearly a year ago.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

How much does war contribute to the climate crisis? Nobody knows, because there is no comprehensive accounting, writes Costs of War co-founder Neta Crawford in @thebulletin.org. thebulletin.org/2026/08/miss...

thebulletin.org

Mission impossible? Quantifying military emissions

Military and wartime emissions are difficult to track—but too important to ignore.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Military contractors began spreading their subcontracting chains more widely across the American landscape in the years following the Cold War. This strategy further entrenched military spending as a priority for U.S. lawmakers.

Picture of U.S. Capitol with text: Lockheed Martin, which gets 96% of its revenue from U.S. taxpayers via defense contracts, spreads its F-35 production to 45 states. This is one strategy weapons makers use to ensure that lawmakers prioritize high military spending that fuels the war economy.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Pentagon is reportedly threatening to cut funding to 30 universities unless they review and cut foreign academic partnerships deemed a national security risk. Most of these are aimed largely at universities with ties to Chinese institutions. [THREAD] www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Pentagon threatens to cut federal funding to 30 universities over foreign academic partnerships

Harvard, MIT and others face directive to review and cut alliances Pentagon deems national security risk

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Post-9/11 laws and policies have emerged to police activists involved in constitutionally protected activities as "terrorists". Our research looks at how media coverage has advanced that framing, with dire consequences for democracy. costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/why-me...

The mother and brother of slain eco-activist Manuel Teran, carry signs on a march from Atlanta's Gresham Park on June 28, 2023. Photo by Collin Mayfield, SIPA USA. (Sipa via AP Images)

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

More than 40 percent of post-9/11 veterans – an extraordinarily high proportion – are entitled to lifetime disability payments, and this number is expected to increase to 54 percent over the next 30 years. costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/long-t...

More than 40% of veterans of post-9/11 wars are entitled to lifetime disability payments. This number is expected to increase to 54% over the next 30 years.

WWII, Korea, Vietnam & First Gulf War Veterans: 25%
Post-9/11 Veterans: 40%

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Military Sexual Trauma Accountability Act would allow service members to sue the military for sexual misconduct and related issues. Sexual assault prevalence in the military is likely two to four times higher than official government estimations. thewarhorse.org/military-sex...

thewarhorse.org

Military Sexual Trauma Survivors Can't Sue the Government. A New Bill Could Change That

A new bipartisan bill would allow service members to sue the military for sexual misconduct and related issues.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Deaths caused by governments in the name of counterterrorism vastly exceed deaths caused by militant groups who use terror tactics. Read the research: costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/beyond...

Beyond the War Paradigm: What History Tells Us About How Terror Campaigns End

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

To prepare for a possible war with China, the U.S. military has put Hawai’i on the front lines of a potential nuclear conflict, writes Costs of War contributor William Hartung. theintercept.com/2026/08/10/c...

theintercept.com

The Pentagon’s Obsession With China Puts Hawai‘i at Risk

To prepare for a possible war with China, the U.S. military has put Hawai’i on the front lines of a potential nuclear conflict.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Michael Fuchs at @open-society.bsky.social states it plainly, citing the high costs of the post-9/11 wars: It is long past time for the U.S. to withdraw its forces from the Middle East, and ramp up diplomatic, economic, and humanitarian efforts in the region. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

foreignaffairs.com

America Must Let Go of the Middle East

The Failed Iran war should spur a long-overdue withdrawal.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Gas price at the start of the war with Iran (Feb. 28, 2026): $2.982 National average today: $4.036

Screenshot from the Iran War Energy Cost tracker

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Classifying cartels as terrorist organizations paved the way for expanding U.S. forces in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, and eventual military aggression against Venezuela's President Maduro. Since Aug. 2025, the U.S. has spent at least $4.7 billion on operations in the region.

Chart: Estimated Cumulative Costs of Operations Souther Spear and Absolute Resolve, August 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026 from the report, "Budgetary Costs of U.S. Military Operations in Venezuela, the Caribbean, and the Eastern Pacific, August 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026"

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The U.S. post-9/11 wars have forcibly displaced at least 38 million people. This exceeds those displaced by every war since the start of the 20th century, except for World War II. [1/3]

Map of displacement from the research, "Millions displaced by U.S. post-9/11 wars".

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