Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis

Thucydides’s Trap: The inescapable stress that occurs when a rising power challenges a ruling one—a dynamic that has led to war 12 out of 16 times in the last 500 years.
Great Power Competition: How the ambitions of a rising China under Xi Jinping and a ruling America under Donald Trump fit the historical pattern of conflict, creating a collision course.
Pathways to War: An analysis of potential triggers for conflict, from trade disputes and cyberattacks to accidents at sea, that could escalate into a war neither nation wants.
Strategies for Peace: A sharp examination of the painful steps and difficult choices—for the U.S. and for China—that are required to avoid disaster and escape the trap.

Name: Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis
ISBN: 9780321013491