Commentary
Wars often arise from uncertainty. When strong countries appear weak, truly weaker ones take risks they otherwise would not.
President Joe Biden removes his mask to speak from the Treaty Room in the White House about the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on April 14, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool/Abacapress.com
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Victor Davis Hanson
Author
Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and military historian. He is a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, a senior fellow in classics and military history at Stanford University, a fellow of Hillsdale College, and a distinguished fellow of the Center for American Greatness. Mr. Hanson has written 17 books, including “The Western Way of War,” “Fields Without Dreams,” “The Case for Trump,” and “The Dying Citizen.”
