Person
William D. Hartung
Arms-industry analyst and advocate for a less militarized foreign policy; author of the Costs of War papers “Profits of War”. He writes that adopting such a policy “should be a central goal.”
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- Profits of War: Corporate Beneficiaries of the Post-9/11 Pentagon Spending Surge 13 Sep 2021 Scholarship & press 12
- Profits of War: Top Beneficiaries of Pentagon Spending, 2020–2024 8 Jul 2025 Scholarship & press 34
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Economic Costs, Costs of War Project, Brown University.
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Pentagon spending has totaled over $14 trillion since the start of the war in Afghanistan, with one-third to one-half of the total going to military contractors, writes policy analyst William D. Hartung.
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Profits of War: Corporate Beneficiaries of the Post-9/11 Pentagon Spending Surge, Costs of War Project, Brown University, 13 Sep 2021.
Scholarship & press
adopting a new, less militarized foreign policy should be a central goal of the public and policy makers alike.
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Profits of War: Top Beneficiaries of Pentagon Spending, 2020 – 2024, Costs of War Project, Brown University, 8 Jul 2025.
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William D. Hartung Read Full Paper Profits of War: Top Beneficiaries of Pentagon Spending, 2020 – 2024
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Profits of War: Top Beneficiaries of Pentagon Spending, 2020–2024, Costs of War Project, Brown University, and Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, 8 Jul 2025.
Scholarship & press
William D. Hartung and Stephen N. Semler
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