Military History

The Untold War & After Chavez

Nancy Sherman explores the psychological and moral burdens borne by those in the U.S. military. Eric Olson discusses the legacy of Hugo Chavez on Venezuela and Latin America.

On this episode of Dialogue at the Wilson Center  our guest is Nancy Sherman, Distinguished University Professor in Philosophy at Georgetown . She previously served as Distinguished Chair in Ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy and was a fellow at the Wilson Center.  Professor Sherman discusses her latest book, The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds, and Souls of our Soldiers, which explores the psychological and moral burdens borne by those in the U.S. military. In our second segment Eric Olson, Associate Director of the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program, joins us to discuss the recent death of Hugo Chavez and what this means for Venezuela’s domestic politics and foreign relationships.

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