Destined For War: Can America And China Escape ... «2026 Edition»

Allison suggests several factors make this seventeenth case particularly dangerous:

: Both nations suffer from "extreme superiority complexes," viewing themselves as exceptional and peerless. Book Summary: Destined for War by Graham Allison Destined for War: Can America and China Escape ...

: All-out war could be sparked by "ordinary flashpoints" or accidents that would normally be manageable, such as a trade conflict, cyberattack, or a crisis in Taiwan or the South China Sea. Allison suggests several factors make this seventeenth case

: China’s rapid economic ascent is unparalleled—surpassing the U.S. in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)—while the U.S. maintains a "DNA to be Number One". such as a trade conflict