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The Spectre Of Havoc — Graham Allison

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Thucydides Trap

I'm more impressed with their ultimate pragmatism in which when I watch the way they actually behave, they seem to be very ruthlessly realistic and pragmatic. You know, if financial markets can be as undetermined and vulnerable to being triggered by unusual behavior or irresponsible behavior, I think that they suspect that that could also be true. It's completely within our control. Is the Thucydides trap really a trap? We've already spoken about how there are some wars that have to be fought. For example, the United States was right to join World War II.

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