The false Thucydides trap?
June 20, 2026
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At the 2026 US Canada Summit in Toronto, hosted by Eurasia Group and RBC, Ian Bremmer breaks down the idea of a US-China “Thucydides Trap,” where rising and dominant powers collide.
He questions whether great-power rivalry is really the defining feature of today’s world order or an oversimplification of a more complex system.
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