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Thucydides Trap
June 30, 2016
The US-China Power Transition: Stage II
By David Lai
China's assertiveness -- and U.S. hedging -- is a natural part of a power transition. It's also dangerous.
April 27, 2016
Fear and Honor: The Other Side of US-China 'Thucydides Trap'
By Dingding Chen
China's "assertiveness" is much discussed. What about the role of U.S. fear?
October 30, 2015
Interview: Joseph Nye
By Emanuel Pastreich
“The U.S. and China are deeply entangled, and that state is largely a good thing.”
June 26, 2015
Pride and Prejudice: The Drivers of China-US Conflict
By Jin Kai
Conflict between the two powers has been and will be the norm.
May 20, 2015
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?
May 15, 2015
What’s Wrong With US-China Relations?
By Shannon Tiezzi
A round-up of the recent debate over the U.S.-China relationship, and how best to fix it.
May 13, 2015
Must the United States Fight China?
By Walter C. Clemens, Jr.
Neither country “should act on the self-fulfilling expectation that conflict between them is inevitable.”
May 06, 2015
The Real Thucydides’ Trap
By Leon Whyte
The popular expression only captures half of the true meaning of Thucydides’ work.
April 10, 2015
China-US: Avoiding the ‘Improbable War’
By Jared McKinney
Might the U.S. and China be repeating the mistakes that led to the improbable wars of the past?
July 18, 2014
China-US Reconciliation and the East Asian Security Order
By Wei Zongyou
China and the US need to make another grand bargain and transform the regional security order.
July 18, 2014
Avoid Falling Into Thucydides' Other Trap
By Robert Farley
When using the Thucydides Trap to describe U.S.-China relations, there's a lot worth keeping in mind.
July 10, 2014
Has the Thucydidean Trap Already Sprung on China and the US?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Recent pessimism suggests that China and the U.S. are already well on the road to great power confrontation.