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Victor Davis Hanson on Deterrence and Appeasement

Victor Davis Hanson
By Victor Davis Hanson
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Victor Davis Hanson discusses deterrence and appeasement at the Steamboat Institute Global Security Summit held on April 26, 2017.

Steamboat Institute: Inspiring Americans to Greatness

The Steamboat Institute promotes America’s first principles and inspires active involvement in the defense of liberty. We stand for the following five founding principles:

  1. Limited government
  2. Limited taxes and fiscal responsibility
  3. Free market capitalism
  4. Strong national defense
  5. Individual rights and responsibilities
Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hansonhttp://victorhanson.com/
Victor Davis Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Residence in Classics and Military History at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, a professor of Classics Emeritus at California State University, Fresno, and a nationally syndicated columnist for Tribune Media Services.

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