{"product_id":"destined-for-war-can-america-and-china-escape-thucydidess-trap-isbn-9781328915382","title":"Destined For War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER | NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR. From an eminent international security scholar, an urgent examination of the geopolitical conditions that could produce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and China—and how it might be prevented.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChina and the United States are heading toward a war neither wants. The reason is Thucydides’s Trap: when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one in the field of international relations, violence is the likeliest result. Over the past five hundred years, these conditions have occurred sixteen times; war broke out in twelve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time of publication, an unstoppable China approached an immovable America, and both Xi Jinping and Donald Trump promised to make their countries “great again,” the seventeenth case was looking grim—it still is. A trade conflict, cyberattack, Korean crisis, or accident at sea could easily spark a major war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDestined for War,\u003c\/i\u003e eminent Harvard scholar Graham Allison masterfully blends world history and current events to explain the timeless machinery of Thucydides’s Trap—and to explore the painful steps that might prevent disaster today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORT-LISTED FOR THE 2018 LIONEL GELBER PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: FINANCIAL TIMES * THE TIMES (LONDON)* AMAZON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Allison is one of the keenest observers of international affairs around.” — President Joe Biden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] must-read book in both Washington and Beijing.” — \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Full of] wide-ranging, erudite case studies that span human history . . . [A] fine book.”— \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on case studies of conflicts from ancient Greece to the modern day, this essential work of foreign policy explores:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThucydides’s Trap:\u003c\/b\u003e The inescapable stress that occurs when a rising power challenges a ruling one—a dynamic that has led to war 12 out of 16 times in the last 500 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGreat Power Competition:\u003c\/b\u003e How the ambitions of a rising China under Xi Jinping and a ruling America under Donald Trump fit the historical pattern of conflict, creating a collision course.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePathways to War:\u003c\/b\u003e An analysis of potential triggers for conflict, from trade disputes and cyberattacks to accidents at sea, that could escalate into a war neither nation wants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStrategies for Peace:\u003c\/b\u003e A sharp examination of the painful steps and difficult choices—for the U.S. and for China—that are required to avoid disaster and escape the trap.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA NATIONAL BESTSELLER  A \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR  A \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE  A \u003cem\u003eLONDON TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR: POLITICS  A \u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: POLITICS  AN AMAZON BEST HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR  SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 LIONEL GELBER PRIZE   “Thucydides’s Trap identifies a cardinal challenge to world order: the impact of a rising power on a ruling power. I read the book with great interest. I can only hope that the US-China relationship becomes the fifth case to resolve itself peacefully, rather than the 13th to result in war.” — HENRY KISSINGER, former United States Secretary of State   “Graham Allison is one of the keenest observers of international affairs around. He consistently brings his deep understanding of history’s currents to today’s most difficult challenges and makes our toughest foreign policy dilemmas accessible to experts and everyday citizens alike. That’s why I regularly sought his counsel both as a senator and as vice president. In \u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e, Allison lays out one of the defining challenges of our time — managing the critical relationship between China and the United States.” — JOE BIDEN, former Vice President of the United States   “One of the most insightful and thought-provoking books I have ever read on the most important relationship in the world: the US and China. If Graham Allison is right — and I think he is —China and the US must heed the lessons in this superb study in order to build a strategic relationship that avoids a war which neither side would win.” — GENERAL (RET.) DAVID PETRAEUS, Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, former Director of the CIA, and former Commander of US Central Command   “The Chinese superpower has arrived. Could America's failure to grasp this reality pull the United States and China into war? [\u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e] argue[s] persuasively that adjusting to this global power shift will require great skill on both sides if conflagration is to be avoided... [\u003cem\u003eDestined for War \u003c\/em\u003eis full of] wide-ranging, erudite cases studies that span human history... [A] fine book.” — \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/em\u003e   “This summer’s must-read book in both Washington and Beijing.” — NIALL FERGUSON, \u003cem\u003eBOSTON GLOBE \u003c\/em\u003e   “Please read this book because it'll rattle you...[Allison is] a first-class academic with the instincts of a first-rate politician. He brings to the 'Thucydides Trap' an impressive sweep of history and geopolitical and military knowledge. Unlike some academics, he writes interestingly... Allison isn't a pessimist. He argues that with skillful statecraft and political sensitivity these two superpowers can avoid war.” — \u003cem\u003eBLOOMBERG NEWS\u003c\/em\u003e   “A brief but far-reaching book in which potted history is incisively deployed…Perhaps we can avoid war, Mr. Allison says, by negotiating a long peace with China.” — \u003cem\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/em\u003e   “Allison raises critical issues with a sense of both drama and history. His prose should alarm serious American thinkers... and perhaps divert us from debates over backchannels to Russia, presidential tweets and the ghost wiretapping of Trump Towers. And if you want some serious strategic imagination, pay special attention to the last ten pages or so. Worth the read.” —MICHAEL HAYDEN, former Director of the CIA, in \u003cem\u003eThe Cipher Brief\u003c\/em\u003e   “Can the US avoid confrontation with China? That is the geopolitical question of our age. In most cases, Thucydides was right: when a new power arises in the world, it results in a clash with the dominant power. This important and fascinating book extracts lessons for how we can avoid such a confrontation.” — WALTER ISAACSON, author of \u003cem\u003eSteve Jobs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Innovators\u003c\/em\u003e   “A hugely respected theorist and practitioner in the field of contemporary national security, Graham Allison is also a master of applied history. You can bet that China's leaders will read Allison's warnings about Thucydides's Trap. I only wish I could be as sure about America's leaders. But every informed citizen should buy a copy.” — NIALL FERGUSON, senior fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe War of the World\u003c\/em\u003e   “A provocative thesis on one of today's most pressing foreign policy issues and a page turner of the first order, \u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e is a must read. Professor Allison writes with the propulsive narrative drive appropriate for such an immediate and danger fraught topic. I can only hope that all senior policy experts read this timely book to prevent our country from falling into the trap Professor Allison so ably warns us against.” — CHRISTOPHER REICH, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eInvasion of Privacy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Patriots’ Club\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNumbered Account\u003c\/em\u003e     “Do China and America want war? No. Might they be compelled into conflict by severe structural stress? Yes. Thankfully, Allison charts an essential course to avoid a catastrophic collision. \u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e will be studied and debated for decades.” — KEVIN RUDD, former Prime Minister of Australia   “In \u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e, Graham Allison has again done a great service. With an incisive review of the wars of yesterday and a deep understanding of today’s international politics, Allison has provided American and Chinese leaders not just with a stark warning about the consequences of falling into the Thucydides’s Trap, but also the insight to avoid it. For policymakers, scholars, and citizens on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, \u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading.”  — ASH CARTER, former U.S. Secretary of Defense   “Graham Allison is the Paul Revere of the nuclear age. He has been ringing the alarm for years trying to stir us from our slumber. In his brilliant book, Allison provides us with a heart stopping look into a future that may end as abruptly as the past began.”  — WILLIAM COHEN, former U.S. Secretary of Defense   “In dissecting — and suggesting ways to bend — the dangerous arc of the US-China relationship, Graham Allison has written the most important foreign policy book of our time. This book should immediately be read by our new president. Placing \u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e atop every government organization’s reading list offers our generation of leaders the best hope for avoiding stumbling into Thucydides’s notorious trap.” — ADMIRAL (RET.) SANDY WINNEFELD, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff   “Drawing on a sweeping command of history and a keen ability to distill the essence of an argument, Graham Allison has provided the necessary guide for how to manage Sino-American relations into an uncertain future. Essential, even indispensable reading for every diplomat — and financier or businessman — that contemplates China and its relations with the world.” — KURT CAMPBELL, CEO of The Asia Group and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs   “\u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for anyone concerned about US-China relations, or peace. 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