Book · 2019 · Balance of power
Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides' Trap?
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And that if you know there's the famous thought experiment of the thucydides trap graham allison popularized it which said that effectively when you have a an empire in decline another rising empire they're inevitably destined to enter into physical conflict.
Vivek Ramaswamy · The Megyn Kelly Show · Sep 2022 Listen at 1:33:59 Where and when it comes up
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Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides' Trap? by Graham Allison and Andrew Hastie explores the historical pattern wherein a rising power threatens to displace a ruling hegemon, frequently culminating in war. David Sacks brought up the book on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg to examine the geopolitical dynamics and tensions between the United States and China, pointing to the strategies discussed by the Harvard professor. Emily Jashinsky mentioned the work on Breaking Points to explain the historical framework referenced by Xi Jinping. On the same podcast network, Senator Rand Paul also discussed Allison's book while analyzing relations between major powers. Vivek Ramaswamy referenced the volume on The Megyn Kelly Show to illustrate the classic thought experiment of an established empire and a rising power destined for physical conflict. Additionally, Josh Rogin discussed the publication on The Realignment, noting its origins as an article in The Atlantic.
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David Sacks a really good book about this is the Thucydides Trap um by Graham Allison who's a Harvard professor and he… 1
“a really good book about this is the Thucydides Trap um by Graham Allison who's a Harvard professor and he discusses different strategies we can take.”
Emily Jashinsky Thucydides Thucydides trap, I remember reading about that. I thought deeply about this topic. Uh for those… 1
“Thucydides Thucydides trap, I remember reading about that. I thought deeply about this topic. Uh for those of you who don't know, Thucydides Thucydides trap, I think we we had a whole unit on it back in graduate school. It's Graham Allison.”
Josh Rogin so you know so graham allison wrote this article and the atlantic later turned into a book 1
“so you know so graham allison wrote this article and the atlantic later turned into a book”
Rand Paul Graham Allison wrote a book, The Thusidities Trap, and we interviewed him at our show last night. 1
“Graham Allison wrote a book, The Thusidities Trap, and we interviewed him at our show last night.”
Vivek Ramaswamy and that if you know there's the famous thought experiment of the thucydides trap graham allison popularize… 1
“and that if you know there's the famous thought experiment of the thucydides trap graham allison popularized it which said that effectively when you have a an empire in decline another rising empire they're inevitably destined to enter into physical conflict”
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