Summary of Destined for War Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?: Conversation Starters
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Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? by Graham Allison: Conversation Starters
China has arrived as a superpower and America seems to have a hard time grasping this reality. The US and China have to learn the skill to make adjustments to this global power shift. The law of Thucydides's Trap says that "when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, violence is the likeliest result." History shows that this situation has happened sixteen times and twelve of these led to war. China cannot be stopped anymore while America refuses to budge.
Destined for War is cited by the New York Times as Notable Book of the Year. It is included in the 2018 Lionel Gelber Prize shortlist. It is also named by The Financial Times (London) as Best Book of the Year.
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Summary of Destined for War Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? - Paul Mani
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ESTINED FOR WAR: CAN AMERICA AND CHINA ESCAPE THUCYDIDES’S TRAP? is a book written by Graham Allison. It discusses how the United States and China are about to collide in a war they don't want to see happen. The author reasons these two countries are following the law of Thucydides's Trap which says that when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, violence is the likeliest result.
History shows that this situation has happened sixteen times and twelve of these led to war. China cannot be stopped anymore while America refuses to budge. The leaders of these two countries, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, have made promises to their people that they will make their countries great again. Citing this as the seventeenth case of the Thucydides's Trap, the author thinks the situation does not look hopeful. Many things can easily trigger a major war— cyberattack, a trade conflict, the Korean standoff, a sea mishap, all these could lead to it. Harvard professor Allison Graham explains his thesis by using historical cases and current events. He suggests pointers that could prevent war from