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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: How Will the Wars in Ukraine, Middle East End? The Answer Lies in History.

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Are today’s endless wars a departure from the classical model of victory through total defeat and political transformation? Or have we simply lost the will to wage decisive wars?

“  Traditionally, the way that political differences were settled—the aggressor versus the invaded—was by defeating the enemy through superior force.

“ These conflicts are what we call a “bellum interruptum,” they just keep going on. They simmer down, they flare up like a forest fire. But the old classical idea that you defeat the enemy, you solve the political problem may not be as ossified as we think.

00:00 Introduction: Reflecting on the Nature of War

00:56 Historical Perspective: Classical Warfare

02:36 Modern Conflicts: The Shift in Warfare

04:12 Case Studies: Middle East and Ukraine

06:06 Conclusion: The Future of Warfare

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