# Is war between China and the US inevitable?

- Institution: TED
- Department: We the Future
- Speaker: Graham Allison
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Society and politics, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/graham_allison_is_war_between_china_and_the_us_inevitable)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Taking lessons from a historical pattern called "Thucydides's Trap," political scientist Graham Allison shows why a rising China and a dominant United States could be headed towards a violent collision no one wants -- and how we can summon the common sense and courage to avoid it.

## Lectures

1. [Is war between China and the US inevitable?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/graham_allison_is_war_between_china_and_the_us_inevitable/9a03e0633b4b), 19 min (TED's player)