Christopher J. Coyne


ccoyne3@gmu.edu
Department of Economics, George Mason University, Buchanan Hall, MSN 3G4, Fairfax, VA 22030
I am a Professor of Economics at George Mason University, the Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center, and the Director of the Initiative for the Study of a Stable Peace (ISSP) through the Hayek Program. I am also a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and a Non-resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute.

I serve as the Co-Editor of The Review of Austrian Economics and of The Independent Review.
My prior book, In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace, was published by the Independent Institute in 2022.
My latest book, How to Run Wars: A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite, was published by the Independent Institute in 2024.