The academic who coined “Thucydides’s Trap” warns we are sliding into a catastrophic new conflict.
For Allison, the key question now is whether the US and China can avoid falling into the same trap that has ensnared other rising and ruling powers throughout history. The next few years, he believes, will be crucial in determining whether the world can avoid a devastating confrontation or whether the US and China will follow the path of so many great powers before them.