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EPISODE · Jan 26, 2021 · 22 MIN

What a Biden Administration Means for America’s ‘Forever Wars’

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The Biden Administration has rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement, paused deportation of immigrants, and mandated the wearing of masks on Federal property. But there’s one arena that the administration has avoided putting in the spotlight: the future of US military intervention. On this episode Sarah talks with anthropologist and Watson Professor Cathy Lutz about ‘The Costs of War,’ an interdisciplinary project she co-founded 10 years ago that aims to uncover the economic, political, and human costs of America’s foreign interventions since 9/11. As we enter into a new presidency and approach a full two decades since the US invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, Sarah asks Cathy: what are the true costs of these military interventions, and is there hope that maybe they'll be addressed in a more permanent way? You can learn more about Costs of War here. You can join the Costs of War email list here. And you can donate to Costs of War through Brown University here. You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts here. Photo Courtesy AP Images/Rahmatullah Nikzad

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The Biden Administration has rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement, paused deportation of immigrants, and mandated the wearing of masks on Federal property. But there’s one arena that the administration has avoided putting in the spotlight: the future of US military intervention. On this episode Sarah talks with anthropologist and Watson Professor Cathy Lutz about ‘The Costs of War,’ an interdisciplinary project she co-founded 10 years ago that aims to uncover the economic, political, and human costs of America’s foreign interventions since 9/11. As we enter into a new presidency and approach a full two decades since the US invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, Sarah asks Cathy: what are the true costs of these military interventions, and is there hope that maybe they'll be addressed in a more permanent way? You can learn more about Costs of War here: [https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/] You can join the Costs of War email list here: [https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001lsPQNDPeCJ7X_jtnMz0n8IfbM7ga5IQPIdUiCOc6VHm5pkeKkvEPK6X7D8P_zeVQHIyiqtEIegBJ-l5RhleGIrtR0HnUqi-i4xTfzoaqksUBuUsz0Ry7Lw05PvQSy-16RQFQgJLhdbx7PjxMUInpcX4Szx0nETss] And you can donate to Costs of War through Brown University here: [https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/BBPhenix/give-now?did=2cfe2bfb-feb5-41cc-a1a2-669f3e507b85] You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TgNxzlehsdsZ4nJPJsMTHXO6_k5Opm6Q/view?usp=sharing] Photo Courtesy AP Images/Rahmatullah Nikzad

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