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Thucydides Trap
Also known as: Thucydides’s Trap
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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 10 facts
referencePolitical scientist Graham Allison used the metaphor of 'the Thucydides Trap' to describe Sino-American relations, suggesting that the growing influence of a rising power leads to geopolitical power shifts and potential armed conflict.
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.
claimWarnings about the Thucydides Trap in US-China relations contradict the Chinese government's rhetoric regarding its 'peaceful rise'.
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.
referenceGraham Allison applied the metaphor of 'the Thucydides Trap' to describe Sino-American relations, arguing that the growing influence of a rising power automatically leads to geopolitical power shifts, adjustment processes, and potentially armed conflict.
referencePolitical scientist Graham Allison applied the metaphor of 'the Thucydides Trap' to describe Sino-American relations, arguing that the growing influence of a rising power automatically leads to geopolitical power shifts, adjustment processes, and potentially armed conflict.
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.
claimWarnings about the Thucydides Trap in US-China relations contradict the official Chinese rhetoric of a 'peaceful rise'.
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 Jan 1, 2023 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.