Thucydides's Trap (quoted in the content box) usually refers to military action, but could it be applied to other arenas as well, such as media creation, political movements, etc? Discuss. - Kotaku In Action 2

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Thucydides's Trap (quoted in the content box) usually refers to military action, but could it be applied to other arenas as well, such as media creation, political movements, etc? Discuss. (scored.co)

posted 3 years ago by yeldarb1983 3 years ago by yeldarb1983 +12 / -0

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– almond_activator 4 points 3 years ago +4 / -0

"Thucydides's Trap refers to the natural, inevitable discombobulation that occurs when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling power...[and] when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling power, the resulting structural stress makes a violent clash the rule, not the exception."

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