Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?

What is 'Destined for War's' main argument? In sum, the impact of a rising China on the United States and the global order under American hegemony are leading these two nations toward an avoidable violent clash, which neither one wants, because they risk falling into what the author c...

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Main Author: Hugo Bras Martins da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Political Science Association 2018-12-01
Series:Brazilian Political Science Review
Online Access:https://brazilianpoliticalsciencereview.org/article/destined-for-war-can-america-and-china-escape-thucydidess-trap/
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Summary:What is 'Destined for War's' main argument? In sum, the impact of a rising China on the United States and the global order under American hegemony are leading these two nations toward an avoidable violent clash, which neither one wants, because they risk falling into what the author calls 'Thucydides's Trap'.
ISSN:1981-3821
1981-3821