Destined for war : can America and China escape Thucydides's trap? / Graham Allison.
"China and the United States are heading toward a war neither wants. The reason is Thucydides's Trap, a deadly pattern of structural stress that results when a rising power challenges a ruling one. This phenomenon is as old as history itself. About the Peloponnesian War that devastated anc...
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Front Flap; Front Matter; Half Title; Other Books by this Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; THUCYDIDES'S TRAP; ARE THE US AND CHINA DESTINED FOR WAR?; Part One: THE RISE OF CHINA; 1. "The Biggest Player in the History of the World"; COULD THE US BECOME NUMBER TWO?; COULD ROME BE BUILT IN TWO WEEKS?; THE STEM REVOLUTION; BIGGER BARRELS OF BIGGER GUNS; THE NEW BALANCE OF POWER; Part Two: LESSONS FROM HISTORY; 2. Athens vs. Sparta; RISE MEETS RULE; THE SPARK; WAS WAR INEVITABLE?; 3. Five Hundred Years; JAPAN VS. UNITED STATES; JAPAN VS. RUSSIA AND CHINA.
- GERMANY VS. FRANCEENGLAND VS. DUTCH REPUBLIC; HAPSBURGS VS. FRANCE; 4. Britain vs. Germany; THE CROWE MEMORANDUM; THE END OF THE BRITISH CENTURY?; GERMANY'S "PLACE IN THE SUN"; "OUR FUTURE LIES ON THE WATER"; "MOST BULLIES, WHEN TACKLED, ARE COWARDS"; "DIVERTING THE DEADLY CURRENT"; Part Three: A GATHERING STORM; 5. Imagine China Were Just Like Us; THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR; ENFORCING THE MONROE DOCTRINE; THE PANAMA CANAL; ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE; IMAGINING A "XI COROLLARY"; 6. What Xi's China Wants; THE WORLD ACCORDING TO CHINA; WHO IS XI JINPING?; REALIZING CHINA'S DREAM; XI'S NIGHTMARE.
- MAKING CHINA PROUD AGAINSUSTAINING THE UNSUSTAINABLE; A MESSAGE FOR AMERICA: BUTT OUT; "FIGHT AND WIN"; 7. Clash of Civilizations; CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS; THE US AND CHINA; STRATEGIC CULTURE CLASH; CHINA SEES CHINA SEAS; 8. From Here to War; SPARKS, BACKGROUND CONDITIONS, ACCELERANTS, AND ESCALATION LADDERS; AN ACCIDENTAL COLLISION AT SEA; TAIWAN MOVES TOWARD INDEPENDENCE; WAR PROVOKED BY A THIRD PARTY; NORTH KOREAN COLLAPSE; FROM ECONOMIC CONFLICT TO MILITARY WAR; Part Four: WHY WAR IS NOT INEVITABLE; 9. Twelve Clues for Peace; SPAIN VS. PORTUGAL; GERMANY VS. BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
- UNITED STATES VS. BRITAINSOVIET UNION VS. UNITED STATES; 10. Where Do We Go from Here?; BEGIN WITH STRUCTURAL REALITIES; APPLY HISTORY; RECOGNIZE THAT AMERICA'S POST-COLD WAR CHINA STRATEGY IS FUNDAMENTALLY A CONTRADICTION; REVIEW ALL THE STRATEGIC OPTIONS
- EVEN THE UGLY ONES; Accommodate; Undermine; Negotiate a Long Peace; Redefine the Relationship; Back Matter; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Appendix 1: THUCYDIDES'S TRAP CASE FILE; Appendix 2: SEVEN STRAW MEN; Notes; Index; Back Flap; Back Cover; Spine.