NYTIMES (Charles King) - “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” Isn’t Saying What You Think It Is
In the same year as America’s founding, Edward Gibbon wrote “Decline and Fall.” 250 years later, it still holds lessons for us.
DAILYCALLER (Victor Davis Hanson) - VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: America Is Not Caught In A ‘Thucydides Trap’!
So, we are not caught in a 'Thucydides Trap.'
AMERICANGREATNESS (Victor Davis Hanson) - America Is Not Caught in a ‘Thucydides Trap!’
The distinguished political scientist Graham Allison, author of the 2015 Atlantic article “The Thucydides Trap,” argued that often in history an established power will stage […] Source
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - Thucydides and impending war with China
Originally published by AND Magazine
In his opening remarks to President Trump before the recently completed summit in Beijing, Chinese leader Xi Jinping had this to say . “The world has come to another crossroads. Can China and the United States overcome the Thucydides Trap and create a new paradigm of major country relations?” There has been a lot of buzz in the press about this comment. Most of it fails to adequately address its true import. Let me explain. Thucydides lived in Athens in the 5th century BC. He was, among other things, a general in the Peloponnesian War, a devastating conflict between Athens and Sparta and their allies in which Athens was ultimately forced to surrender. He subsequently wrote a famous history of that conflict, which was effectively a…Open
BITCHUTE - NATALIE WINTERS: THE THREAT OF THE CCP & UNDERSTANDING THE THUCYDIDES TRAP
Aired On: 5/16/2026
AMERICANTHINKER - Xi warns against the Thucydides Trap
China’s president cautioned President Trump about an obscure historical reference. What did he mean?
DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - Xi Insulted Trump With Just Two Words. Trump Was Forced To Respond
"Can China and the United States overcome the so-called 'Thucydides Trap?'"
ABCNEWS - Trump responds to Xi's 'Thucydides Trap' comment about America's decline
Xi appeared to reference the political theory that a dominant power's fear of a rising power could lead to war.