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Thucydides Trap

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Thucydides Trap

Summary

Thucydides Trap is an international relations theory[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of international_relations_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130,286 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thucydides Trap is credited with the discovery of Graham T. Allison[3].
  • Thucydides Trap's instance of is recorded as international relations theory[4].
  • Thucydides is named after Thucydides Trap[5].
  • Thucydides Trap's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 2012[6].
  • Thucydides Trap's described by source is recorded as Destined for War[7].

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Definition and Type

Thucydides Trap's instance of is recorded as international relations theory[4].

Origins

Thucydides is named after Thucydides Trap[5].

Why It Matters

Thucydides Trap ranks in the top 7% of international_relations_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130,286 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

international relations theory Thucydides

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . foreignpolicy.com. foreignpolicy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of → international relations theory
    Discoverer or inventor → Graham T. Allison
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