Stephanie Savell
@stephsavell
Director, Costs of War project at Brown University; anthropologist; research on U.S. post-9/11 wars. Also tweets for @CostsOfWar
My latest @CostsOfWar research, out today, shows that the widespread myth in the US that the so-called "war on terror" is over could not be further from the truth.
BREAKING: Our updated counterterrorism map reveals that the post-9/11 wars are far from over. We’ve tracked operations in 78 countries under the Biden administration between 2021-2023. watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/pap… [THREAD]
"This is not an arsenal of democracy—it's an arsenal of profiteering." @stephsavell on our latest research showing that more than half of Trump's military budget will likely go to military contractors. commondreams.org/news/pentagon-…
Costs of War’s @StephSavell on the new report: “This is not an arsenal of democracy — it’s an arsenal of profiteering. We should keep the enormous and growing power of the arms industry in mind as we assess the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. and globally.” [10/12]
Unmasking American myths about war and the military — In an interview on the @makingpeaceviz #podcast, @stephsavell discussed whether massive U.S. defense spending is actually making the country safer. ow.ly/UoxZ50WfBuw
BREAKING: The reconciliation bill enacted recently pushes annual U.S. military spending beyond the $1 trillion mark—likely triggering a more than half-trillion-dollar transfer of wealth from taxpayers to military contractors. [THREAD] watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/pap…
“Israel’s military capacity is dependent on the high levels of military aid it has received from the United States for the last five decades," says @stephsavell. “That aid has ramped up over the last year allowing Israel to wage this war.” theintercept.com/2025/06/17/ira…
The horrors of war and the joys of play through video games are seemingly incompatible. But their histories are inextricably linked. Our latest report looks at the militarization of video games. [THREAD] watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/pap…
Looking forward to this conversation tomorrow!
On April 3, join me, @AzmatZahra, and @stephsavell for a discussion on the dangers facing war reporters today. Information and link to register for the webinar -- hosted by @BrownUniversity's @CostsOfWar -- below.
“Fifty-three people have died in this latest wave of U.S. airstrikes, five of them children. These are just the latest deaths in a long track record of U.S. killing in Yemen" -@StephSavell of @CostsOfWar to @NickTurse of @TheIntercept
“We had positive ID of him walking into his girlfriend’s building and it’s now collapsed,” National Security Advisor Waltz wrote. “Excellent,” VP Vance replied. interc.pt/3RqgS2U
“Fifty-three people have died in this latest wave of U.S. airstrikes, five of them children. These are just the latest deaths in a long track record of U.S. killing in Yemen," @StephSavell of @CostsOfWar told @TheIntercept theintercept.com/2025/03/26/sig…
Wait a minute, the US is making war plans in Yemen??!! This question is glaringly absent from most if not all the US news coverage of the Signal chat leak. This shock should be equally as important as the national security breach. The US is killing innocent people in Yemen.
Check out this video footage from study author Kali Rubaii.
The study found higher levels of heavy metals in the soil of more heavily bombarded neighborhoods in Fallujah, indicating the enduring distribution of heavy metals linked with military activity. [5/8]