# After War: The Political Economy of Exporting Democracy

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/videos/after-war-political-economy-exporting-democracy>

**By** Christopher Coyne

**Published:** March 9, 2011

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Prof. Christopher Coyne lends an economist's eye to the subject of foreign policy, specifically post-conflict reconstruction and "exporting democracy." He examines recent U.S. policies, and suggests that a better way to promote peace and liberal democracy around the world would be principled non-intervention and free trade.

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