The US, China, and the Thucydides trap

In 2012, the American political scientist Graham T Allison argued that the US and China were on a collision course for war. Allison claimed that fear of China had led the US to fall into the “Thucydides trap.” Allison was referring to the Greek historian Thucydides, who chronicled the war between Sparta and Athens. Thucydides […]Continue Reading

Can India survive Adani’s 0 billion collapse?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi can’t be happy about the Adani Group market meltdown stealing his thunder. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had planned to use this week’s annual budget to launch its argument to remain in power after next year’s national elections. Yet Modi’s plans to trim debt, support middle-class families and empower women […]Continue Reading