Thucydides Trap
English
Etymology
Based on a quotation of ancient Athenian historian and military general Thucydides, in which he posited that the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta had been inevitable because of Spartan fears of the growth of Athenian power.
Proper noun
- The idea that when an emerging power threatens to replace a great power, violent conflict becomes more likely.
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