The Thucydides Trap argument is that history demonstrates that war is practically inevitable between a rising hegemon, such as China, and a failing hegemon, such as the US.
Hugh Steadman
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Australia’s daft foreign policy
To help preserve its global economic dominance, American appears prepared to fight China to the last dollar in the Australian treasury.
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The existential perils facing humanity: the Thucydides Trap.
Today there are three existential perils facing humanity, nuclear war, rapid climate change and pandemics. These are currently prioritised in the antipodean population’s thoughts and endeavours in reverse order. (more…)