“The Thucydides trap recalls how ancient Sparta felt…” — The Indicator from Planet Money at 8:46
“The Thucydides trap recalls how ancient Sparta felt threatened by the rise of Athens, which led to the Peloponnesian War. Now it refers to the risks of conflict any time a growing country starts to rival an existing power. And the reason we should care about this is because every single time Xi Jinping talks to…”
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