Destined for War: can America and China escape Thucydides’ Trap?

`[Destined for War] sounds a useful, even important warning call.'

`I hope people like Jeff Bezos read this timely book and resolve to build the political forces we need.'

`Graham Allison is one of the keenest observers of international affairs around. He consistently brings his deep understanding of history's currents to today's most difficult challenges and makes our toughest foreign policy dilemmas accessible to experts and everyday citizens alike. That's why I regularly sought his counsel both as a senator and as vice president. In Destined for War, Allison lays out one of the defining challenges of our time-managing the critical relationship between China and the United States.'

`Thucydides's Trap identifies a cardinal challenge to world order: the impact of a rising power on a ruling power. I read the book with great interest. I can only hope that the US-China relationship becomes the fifth case to resolve itself peacefully, rather than the 13th to result in war.'

`Can the US avoid confrontation with China? That is the geopolitical question of our age. In most cases, Thucydides was right: when a new power arises in the world, it results in a clash with the dominant power. This important and fascinating book extracts lessons for how we can avoid such a confrontation.'

`You can bet that China's leaders will read Allison's warnings about Thucydides's Trap. I only wish I could be as sure about America's leaders. But every informed citizen should buy a copy.'

`One of the most insightful and thought-provoking books I have ever read on the most important relationship in the world: the US and China. If Graham Allison is right-and I think he is-China and the US must heed the lessons in this superb study in order to build a strategic relationship that avoids a war which neither side would win.'

`A provocative thesis on one of today's most pressing foreign policy issues and a page turner of the first order, Destined For War is a must read. Professor Allison writes with the propulsive narrative drive appropriate for such an immediate and danger-fraught topic. I can only hope that all senior policy experts read this timely book to prevent our country from falling into the trap Professor Allison so ably warns us against.'

`Do China and America want war? No. Might they be compelled into conflict by severe structural stress? Yes. Thankfully, Allison charts an essential course to avoid a catastrophic collision. Destined for War will be studied and debated for decades.'

`An important new book.'

`Graham Allison has written a gripping book that decision-makers and citizens alike must read, digest, and act upon.'

`For policymakers, scholars, and citizens on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, Destined for War is essential reading.'

`Graham Allison has written the most important foreign policy book of our time.'

`Graham Allison is the Paul Revere of the nuclear age. In his brilliant book, Allison provides us with a heart stopping look into a future that may end as abruptly as the past began.'

`Essential, even indispensable reading for every diplomat-and financier or businessman - that contemplates China and its relations with the world.'

`Destined for War is a must-read for anyone concerned about US-China relations. A gifted combination of scholarship with truly accessible writing.'

`Reading Destined for War and drawing from its lessons could help to save the lives of millions of people.'

`If any book can stop a world war, it is this one. This gripping book is a must read for policy makers in both nations as well as the general public.'

`Graham Allison has been a source of inspiration for me as a student and diplomat. As with Essence of Decision, Destined for War again provides us with his penetrating insights into global politics in the 21st century and beyond.'

`Surely another classic in the making, Destined for War is a brilliant example of `thinking in time,' which - as the author shows - is against us.'

`Thought-provoking and very readable.'

`As a single volume on the shape of the gathering rivalry and co-operation between the United States and China, this book is to be highly recommended. It is clearly written with a popular audience in mind. As such it can join the ranks of a number of such books that explain a wide range of complex concepts and historical episodes in a way that the layperson can readily engage with.'