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Thucydides Trap ↔ U.S.

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The U.S. is identified as a central party in the 'Thucydides Trap' framework, which is used to analyze the risks of power transition and potential conflict between the United States and China as evidenced by [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], and [6].

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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org SWP 5 facts
claimThe 'Thucydides Trap' is an interpretive framework discussed in the United States and China that highlights the risks of power transitions and the potential for regional conflicts to coalesce into a global hegemonic conflict.
claimThe 'Thucydides Trap' serves as an interpretive framework in the United States and China that highlights the risks of power transition and suggests that individual regional conflicts could coalesce into a global hegemonic conflict.
claimThe 'Thucydides Trap' is an interpretive framework used in public debate in both the United States and China to discuss the implications of power transition theory.
claimThe Thucydides Trap, a historical process described by Thucydides where the rise of Athens made war with Sparta inevitable, is considered a real risk in the current relationship between China and the United States.
claimThe Thucydides Trap, a concept describing how the rise of a power (Athens) makes war with an established power (Sparta) inevitable, is viewed by some observers as a real risk in the current relationship between China and the United States.
US-China Strategic Competition in Each Domestic Context link.springer.com Springer 1 fact
referenceGraham Allison's book 'Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?' applies the theory of hegemonic war to the U.S.-China rivalry.