Imagine a room on the verge of an explosion: shouting people, slamming tables, and a rising demand to act right now. In the ...
Can China and the US avoid the "Thucydides Trap"? Scholars argue the ancient Greek analogy oversimplifies great power rivalry ...
President Trump was recently exposed to Greek history when China’s President Xi Jinping inquired, “Can China and the United States transcend the so-called ‘Thucydides Trap’ and forge a new paradigm ...
Harold James marvels at the major powers’ loss of credibility, military prowess, and international influence.
Explore the Thucydides Trap's relevance in today's superpower dynamics as China's rise challenges U.S. dominance, impacting ...
Francis A. Beer is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder. He received his A. B. (1960) from Harvard and M. A. (1963) and Ph.D. (1967) from the [...] ...
Steve Chan is College Professor of Distinction Emeritus and formerly chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His research interests focus on international ...