Thucydides trap
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The Thucydides trap was first articulated by Harvard political scientist Graham Allison. Whenever a rising power (in this case China) confronts an established power (the U.S.) over the past two thousand years, the outcome very often leads to a global conflict. This occurs despite the fact that in most cases there is no advantage to either side in launching into a war.[1]
References
- ↑ How the U.S. Could Sleepwalk into a War with China, James Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman, TIME magazine, Mar 9, 2021.