Reflections on War, Civilization, and Israel's Fight for Survival

We live in unstable times. In Europe, Vladimir Putin's Russia is more than two years into a war of aggression against Ukraine; in the Pacific, China continues to threaten Taiwan; and in the Middle East, Israel is battling Iran's terror proxies in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, and elsewhere.

There are few people who can help us make sense of all that is going on around the globe—and set it in the appropriate historical context—as well as the eminent military historian and classicist, Victor Davis Hanson.

In this special conversation for members of the Tikvah community, Dr. Hanson joined Tikvah's Warren R. Stern Senior Fellow of Jewish Civilization Jonathan Silver to his new book, "The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation," and to reflect on the state of the war in Israel.

Recorded August 1, 2024.