The Thucydides Trap and US-China Politics

Dennis Wang
Nov 4 · 5 min read

The year is 431 BCE, and the Spartans have summoned the Corinthians to the Spartan assembly. The topic of discussion was Athens and the threat that it posed. After much debate between Spartan policymakers and the Corinthians, the warlike city-state sent its best fighting men to stymie Athens’ rise to power in Greece. This historical conflict known as the Peloponnesian War is a seminal event crucial to what prominent…

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Author of the Phone Wars | Econ & PoliSci @ DukeUniv | denniswang.me

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