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A Thucydides Fallacy: The New Model of Power Relations for Southeast Asia, the US, and China
By Danny Quah
Have Southeast Asia, the United States, and China shifted to a new model of power relations?
Thucydides and US Politics Revisited
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Greek historian’s lessons for contemporary politics are not as straightforward as some commentators suggest.
Hey Policy Wonks, This Is How You Should Read Thucydides
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Authors like Thucydides require careful reading and musing to get to the core of their arguments.
Thucydides’ Ignored Lesson
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Forget quick victories; great power wars are usually determined by protracted attrition warfare.
Of Course China, Like All Great Powers, Will Ignore an International Legal Verdict
By Graham Allison
In ignoring an upcoming verdict on the South China Sea, Beijing is following well-established precedent by great powers.
Is Thucydides Helpful in Explaining Sino-US Relations?
By Alek Chance
Is conflict exceedingly likely when a rising power approaches parity with an established power?
Fighting Ebola? Read Thucydides
By James R. Holmes
Thucydides isn't entirely silent on the topic of civilizational encounter with plague.
US-China-Japan: Beware the ‘Megarian Trap’
By Vasilis Trigkas
Classical antiquity offers a lesson in the perils of economic warfare.
The Perils of Island Warfare
By James R. Holmes
It’s a lot easier to take an island than it is to hold on to it.
The Anatomy of Peaceful Power Transitions
By James R. Holmes
World War I provides a nice contrast to the violent power transitions of Thucydides’ day.
Rome, Carthage and US-China Relations
By James R. Holmes
With all this Thucydidesmania, it’s easy to forget the important lessons the Punic Wars might offer China and the US.
Why Russia Yearns for Empire
By James R. Holmes
A primal instinct was behind Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and its one shared by other powers.
Preserving History and The Long Peace
By James R. Holmes
War and peace are too complex to attribute to generational change alone. Still, preserving history can’t hurt.
The Naval Diplomat's Top 10 Books About the Sea
James Holmes gives us his top ten books on naval warfare and diplomacy.
How Japan’s Military Should Change
“Providing the best defense possible while affronting the fewest audiences possible should be Tokyo’s goal.”
The Thucydides Trap and the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands
The decision to nationalize the islands was driven by China’s rise and the fear this sparked in Japan.
Beware the "Thucydides Trap" Trap
Why the U.S. and China aren’t necessarily Athens and Sparta or Britain and Germany before WWI.
Pestilence, Natural Disasters and Death
Our Naval Diplomat notes that the nondiscriminatory character of natural disasters is worth remembering.
Thucydides, War and Natural Disasters
“There’s no point being bitter about a tsunami or storm. It takes an enemy to envenom human affairs.”
Thucydides, Japan and America
As Tokyo and Washington revise their defense guidelines, a look to one of ancient Greece’s most renowned scholars would be wise.
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