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Graham Allison

@GrahamTAllison

Douglas Dillon Professor @Kennedy_School | Former Director @BelferCenter | Author of "Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides Trap?"

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Joined January 2017
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The United States is betting the house on winning the artificial intelligence race with China. @GrahamTAllison warns that China may already be winning. Read for free: foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/04…
America’s Cosmic Bet on AI

America’s Cosmic Bet on AI

The winner takes it all. What happens if the United States loses?

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Xi Jinping posed a big question while meeting Donald Trump on Thursday: Can China and the US avoid the “Thucydides Trap”? Here's what the term means, and why it's at the heart of Beijing’s ambitions for their relationship bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
What Is The Thucydides Trap and Why Did Xi Raise It With Trump?

What Is The Thucydides Trap and Why Did Xi Raise It With Trump?

When China’s President Xi Jinping met US leader Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday he called for greater cooperation between the two countries to avoid the “Thucydides Trap”. It’s a phrase that...

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We are proud to release a series of pieces emanating from the @AspenSecurity Summer Workshop on the rapidly evolving U.S.-China relationship. Contributors include @GrahamTAllison, @LizEconomy, @JaneHarmanCA, @KayBaileyHutch, @IgnatiusPost, @OAWestad, and more: tinyurl.com/y6h2znvs
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TODAY: @GrahamTAllison, @jasonfurman, @OSullivanMeghan, @danbalz, @CornellWBrooks & @brittanys share thoughts on President Trump's return to the White House & what it means domestically & abroad. RSVP (HUID required): ken.sc/forum-0205 Livestream: ken.sc/IOP-streams
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🔔 TODAY: Former CEO of Google @EricSchmidt will discuss his new book, "Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit," with Professor @GrahamTAllison. 🗓️ Nov. 18 @ 7:30pm 📍 JFK Jr. Forum 🎟️ RSVP for in-person seat (HUID required): ken.sc/forum2-1118
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"No one knows the risks," writes @GrahamTAllison, and yet, historical achievements in containing the threat of nuclear war can inspire and guide us as we respond to the new threats posed by AI. Read Allison's "The National Insecurity of AI" here: aspeninstitute.org/wp-conten…
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Middle Powers in a Multipolar World with @GrahamTAllison (@Kennedy_School), @dinopattidjalal (@fpcindo), @k_edtstadler, @DemekeHasen (@mfaethiopia) and @MalmstromEU #wef24 nitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1BRJjPoYl…
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At “All In Summit” w @altcap @GrahamAllison: really enjoying our conversation about destiny, and our own agency in our lives. His book “Destined for War; Can the US and China Escape Thucydides Trap?” My guy @bgurley also a speaker #POSITIVITY
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Again, could not recommend this book more. Audio version is great. itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/…
‎Destined for War : Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?

‎Destined for War : Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?

‎Nonfiction · 2017

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Excellent analysis
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China 🇨🇳 remains the dominant global manufacturing power. India 🇮🇳 isn’t close. Cc: @Noahpinion @ElbridgeColby @PekingMike @BrankoMilan
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“Just because fundamental and irresolvable differences in values and interests compel the United States and China to be formidable rivals does not mean a hot war is a viable option,” @GrahamTAllison writes in a guest opinion. wapo.st/3JfKvQT
Opinion | Can two great powers cooperate to build a safer world? It has happened before.

Opinion | Can two great powers cooperate to build a safer world? It has happened before.

Washington and Beijing are condemned to compete and cooperate.

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The Washington Declaration signed by U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol should be a ringing reminder of the United States' decadeslong success in preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, argues @GrahamTAllison. buff.ly/422b57d
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Harvard's legendary Graham Allison: "By confronting China and Russia simultaneously, the US has helped create what [...] Zbigniew Brzezinski called an 'alliance of the aggrieved.'" Brzezinski also called it "the most dangerous scenario" for the US... foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/23…
Xi and Putin Have the Most Consequential Undeclared Alliance in the World

Xi and Putin Have the Most Consequential Undeclared Alliance in the World

It’s become more important than Washington’s official alliances today.

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Spot on from @GrahamTAllison "Along every dimension—personal, economic, military, and diplomatic—the undeclared alliance that Xi has built with Putin has become much more consequential than most of the United States’ official alliances today." 1/ foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/23…
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3/ Since the start of the invasion, Russian troops have seized 11 percent of Ukraine’s territory. When combined with land seized from Russia’s annexation of Crimea in '14, that means Russia now controls almost 1/5 of the country, notes @GrahamTAllison. foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/23…
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A new Cold War with Russia isn’t the worst outcome, @GrahamTAllison writes in a guest opinion wapo.st/3xOJ4CM
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Belfer Center@BelferCenter23 Feb 2023
In a recent op-ed for @washingtonpost, @GrahamTAllison proposes 4 questions about the reality of a decisive victory in the War on Ukraine, such as: if the fighting somehow ended today, would anyone have a doubt about who won and who lost? Read more: wapo.st/3ZfqYpi
Opinion | Consider these 4 inconvenient questions as the Ukraine war moves forward

Opinion | Consider these 4 inconvenient questions as the Ukraine war moves forward

There are many ways to define victory in Ukraine. A new cold war is one of them.

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📆 Today! Join us as @Kennedy_School's @GrahamTAllison will speak at @thehertieschool on the "Ukraine War and Nuclear Weapons". Chaired by @Hertie_Security's @mephenke. We are looking forward to seeing you all this evening! Register ➡️ invtdu.to/_469z6
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Excited to travel to Germany later this month and speak at the Hertie School on the role of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war. Register here for my talk on February 16 hertie-school.org/en/events/…
Challenges in International Security: Ukraine War and Nuclear Weapons

Challenges in International Security: Ukraine War and Nuclear Weapons

Graham Allison, Professor of Government and Founding Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, presents as part of the Challenges in International Security series.

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