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Book SynopsisThe idea of “Thucydides' Trap” warns that all rising powers threaten established powers. As China increases its power relative to the US, the theory argues, the two nations are inevitably set on a collision course. But how enlightening is an analogy based on the ancient Greek world for understanding contemporary international relations?
Trade Review“Chan’s work should stand as the definitive scholarly response to Allison’s
Thucydides Trap argument.” — William R. Thompson, Indiana University
“This is one of the rare book-length treatments that refutes the ‘Thucydides Trap’ thesis and also challenges power transition and balance of power theories. Hence, it has value beyond the immediate questions in the China-US story. It makes an important contribution to the IR literature and will be read by scholars and practitioners alike.” — T. V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations at McGill University and the author of
Restraining Great Powers: Soft Balancing from Empires to the Global Era"This is an interesting book that succeeds in debunking the Thucydides Trap theory within the logical framework of Western IR theories." -
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