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dale_kooyenga's review
4.0
Want to be scared? Shake Stephen King and read this book. It's real, America will be challenged for the rest of my lifetime by the unknown intentions of China. The book fired me up personally. America will never be the largest nation - India is larger, China is larger and even Nigeria will pass us up in population shortly. Technology and productivity keep us ahead of potential adversaries and allow our nation (freedom and liberty loving) to fill vacuums over communist and totalitarianism regimes. What if they steel technology? What if America backs down from our global leadership position? Who will feel the vacuum. Forget being a military intelligence officer, businessman and elected official - being a father is enough to light a fire. America needs to come together, solve problems and ensure we're dealing with threats that may arise. China is a threat. America, let's get it together.
mj470's review
4.0
This book never loses sight of it's thesis which really helps the reader maintain the context for historical points. I learned a lot about the importance of cold war diplomacy. I wouldn't have come across this book on my own but when Elon Musk posted about it I decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did. I feel like I understand what's at stake now between the US and China. I also have the historical context to understand the patterns in the balance of power.
mayatentoni's review against another edition
informative
tense
fast-paced
3.0
The writing style is easy to comprehend, without sacrificing the complexity that the topic requires.
I appreciated practical and specific examples, as well as some suggestions from the author on how to proceed with regards to keeping US-China relations peaceful.
The approach is definitely historical, though it seemed to me that some events were treated with insufficient depth.
Overall interesting ideas, presented in an accessible way.
I appreciated practical and specific examples, as well as some suggestions from the author on how to proceed with regards to keeping US-China relations peaceful.
The approach is definitely historical, though it seemed to me that some events were treated with insufficient depth.
Overall interesting ideas, presented in an accessible way.
carriebethreads's review
4.0
Very interesting. Not as doomsday as the title may suggest. I knew very little about the details of China's Rising power, but though complex, this book was written clearly for an audience with just a bit of knowledge. networking cable news do not have the time nor attention span to go into depth on issues. I appreciate deeper dives written for lay audience.
joestewart's review
5.0
Wow! Allison presents a clear summary of Thucydides’s Trap, a set of compelling arguments that we face this trap in our competition with China, and, unlike several of my recent reads, he offers a solid collection of ideas of how to avoid the trap. If you think you’ve got problems, read this book and you’ll appreciate how minor your problems are.
mikefromco's review
slow-paced
3.0
This book is already suffering from being outdated. It’s fine, it has a decent historical approach to a modern situation.
It just sticks to the Thucydides Trap motif for so long it becomes incredibly dry and basically have waves the Cold War away as not the same when it’s far far more similar than Athens and Troy.
Just dry and I wasn’t a fan.
It just sticks to the Thucydides Trap motif for so long it becomes incredibly dry and basically have waves the Cold War away as not the same when it’s far far more similar than Athens and Troy.
Just dry and I wasn’t a fan.