Thucydides’ Other “Traps”: The United States, China, and the Prospect of “Inevitable” War
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The notion of a “Thucydides Trap” that will ensnare China and the United States in a 21st century conflict—much as the rising power of Athens alarmed Sparta and made war “inevitable” between the Aegean superpowers of the 5th century BCE—has received global attention since entering the international relations lexicon 6 years ago. Scholars, journalists, bloggers, and politicians in many countries, notably China, have embraced this beguiling metaphor, coined by Harvard political science professor Graham Allison, as a framework for examining the likelihood of a Sino-American war.
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
6-2019
Publisher
National Defense University Press
City
Washington, DC
Recommended Citation
Misenheimer, Alan Greeley, "Thucydides’ Other “Traps”: The United States, China, and the Prospect of “Inevitable” War" (2019). NWC Case Studies. 4.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/nwc-case-studies/4