“It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled in Sparta that made war inevitable.”
— Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War.”
TED Talks (11/20/18)
Taking lessons from a historical pattern called “Thucydides’s Trap,” political scientist Graham Allison shows why a rising China and a dominant United States could be headed towards a violent collision no one wants — and how we can summon the common sense and courage to avoid it.