US-China Power Struggle or Peaceful Coexistence: Will it Avoid the Thucydides Trap?
If a rising China challenges the US in a traditional power struggle, the Thucydides Trap may play out through economic and political manoeuvring, espionage and proxy wars.
Opinion – US-China Relations and the Perils of Historical Analogy
In most cases, historical analogies have proven more likely to obscure and confuse than to illuminate and guide assessments of US-China relations.
Review – Thucydides on Choice and Decision Making: Why War is Not Inevitable
Ilias Kouskouvelis’ latest book provides a meticulous content analysis of Thucydides’ work, which focuses on choice and decision-making in relation to war and peace.
Review – Thucydides on the Outbreak of War
Jaffe’s excellent and accessible book deals with the state of the art literature on realism and constructivism and challenges realist interpretations of Thucydides.
The US, China and the Real Thucydides Trap
War is avoidable. The real ‘Thucydides Trap’ is not that of competition and fear. The answer lies in Thucydides’ multi-causal thinking.
China and the ‘Thucydides Trap’
China’s rise may be bringing an end to the Gramscian notion of western hegemony and thereby creating a new kind of balance of power.
Can the United States and China avoid A Thucydides Trap?
“The Thucydides Trap” may prove to be moot. There is nothing inevitable about China’s rise but if it continues to rise, the dangers do not lie with “THE” Thucydides Trap.
