Book · 2017 · Balance of power
Destined for War
can America and China escape Thucydides's Trap?
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One is uh graham allison's uh the thucydides trap right can america and china avoid the thucydides trap the actual title i think is destined for war.
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And the reason it jumped out at me is because I actually happen to be reading this book right here that my husband recommended to me called Destined for War by Graham Allison. And it the the subtitle is Can America and China escape Thusidities Trap?
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · May 2026 There is also a geopolitical dimension to this conventional territorial dimension. And this is a point Graham Allison made in his book, Destined for War.
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Destined for War by Graham T. Allison is a geopolitical analysis examining the historical patterns of rising powers and the risks of great power conflict, particularly focusing on the so-called Thucydides Trap between America and China. On The Realignment, Admiral James Stavridis discussed the book while evaluating what a potential world war with China could look like and whether both nations might avoid the historical trap. On The Megyn Kelly Show, Megyn Kelly shared that she was reading the book upon the recommendation of her husband, noting its subtitle and how the subject matter immediately captured her interest. Additionally, Niall Ferguson cited Graham Allison's arguments from the book on The Tim Ferriss Show while analyzing the territorial and geopolitical dimensions of the emerging Cold War. Across these various podcast appearances, commentators utilized the text to frame contemporary tensions between superpowers and to warn against the structural pressures that frequently lead established and rising empires into devastating military confrontations.
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Admiral James Stavridis one is uh graham allison's uh the thucydides trap right can america and china avoid the thucydides trap the… 1
“one is uh graham allison's uh the thucydides trap right can america and china avoid the thucydides trap the actual title i think is destined for war”
Megyn Kelly And the reason it jumped out at me is because I actually happen to be reading this book right here that my… 1
“And the reason it jumped out at me is because I actually happen to be reading this book right here that my husband recommended to me called Destined for War by Graham Allison. And it the the subtitle is Can America and China escape Thusidities Trap?”
Niall Ferguson There is also a geopolitical dimension to this conventional territorial dimension. And this is a point Grah… 1
“There is also a geopolitical dimension to this conventional territorial dimension. And this is a point Graham Allison made in his book, Destined for War.”
