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The Classicist: The Price Of Peace: A Conversation With Victor Davis Hanson And Peter Robinson

The Hoover Institution hosted a discussion about the Price of Peace, which examines the use of deterrence of enemy aggression in the past, and the efforts to sustain it in the current era of rogue nations and nuclear proliferation.

The ClassicistMarch 9, 2018
The Classicist: The Price Of Peace: A Conversation With Victor Davis Hanson And Peter Robinson
The Hoover Institution hosted a discussion and a preview of the new film The Price of Peace from Free to Choose Media. How do we prevent war? How do we maintain peace? These questions have been posed by nations and people throughout history. The insights of historian and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson guide this documentary investigation of the United States’ successful deterrence of enemy aggression in the past and the efforts to sustain it in an era of rogue nations and nuclear proliferation. 

Cast

Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson

Peter M. Robinson

Peter M. Robinson

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