Thucydides’ Trap : Caveat Emptor

• Main Author: Chan, Steve
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: East Asia and Asia Pacific; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90333; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49915
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

While Graham Allison’s power theory of Thucydides’ Trap is attractive and popular, an alternative perspective may be needed to explain some missing factors behind the relationships between emerging and rising powers.