The political economy of the original “Thucydides’ Trap”: a conflict economics perspective on the Peloponnesian war
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DOI: 10.1007/s11127-024-01179-9
Abstract: The Peloponnesian War, 431–404, between democratic Athens and oligarchic Sparta was a long, destructive war ending with the total surrender of Athens. Scholars of Thucydides, the ancient historian of the conflict, have dwelt on two… read more here.
Keywords: war; peloponnesian war; economics; thucydides trap ... See more keywords
The Thucydides Trap and the Korean Peninsula: So why Won’t the USA and China Get Caught?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11366-018-09595-7
Abstract: Abstract“It was the rise of Athens and the fear that it instilled in Sparta that made war inevitable” as Thucydides famously stated. But are we destined to hear echoes of “Carthago delenda est” [Carthage must… read more here.
Keywords: power; korean peninsula; thucydides trap; china ... See more keywords
The Perils of Hubris? A Tragic Reading of “Thucydides’ Trap” and China-US Relations
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DOI: 10.1007/s11366-019-09608-z
Abstract: In the last few years, Graham Allison’s “Thucydides’ Trap” has stimulated much discussion within International Relations (IR). Most IR scholars understand Thucydides’ Trap as a shorthand for power transition theory, and view it as highly… read more here.
Keywords: thucydides trap; power; understanding thucydides; tragic understanding ... See more keywords
Power Contention and International Insecurity: A Thucydides Trap in China–US Financial Relations?
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DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2021.1889229
Abstract: ABSTRACT The China–US financial contention or confrontation comes to the fore, given the pivotal role of finance in the international system and the current international order transition. Will there be destructive conflicts or a Thucydides… read more here.
Keywords: china financial; financial relations; trap china; contention ... See more keywords
A Farewell to the Thucydides Trap: The ‘Anglo-German Antagonism’ as History and International Relations Paradigm
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DOI: 10.1093/gerhis/ghaf028
Abstract: Prefacing a series of articles in the Special Issue examining the imperial and colonial dimensions of Anglo-German relations prior to and during the First World War, this article examines how outdated understandings of Anglo-German relations… read more here.
Keywords: thucydides trap; history; anglo german; german antagonism ... See more keywords
Thucydides Trap Revisited
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DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341658
Abstract: This study explores the ideological aspect of the US-China cyberspace competition and its potential impact on global cyber-stability. The research employs the ‘Thucydides Trap’ concept as an analytical lens through which to scrutinize the dynamics… read more here.
Keywords: china; thucydides trap; trap revisited;