Commonwealth Club — Graham Allison: Are We Headed for War?

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Graham Allison discusses his new book, Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? at a Commonwealth Club event in San Francisco.

Date: Wed, Jun 7, 2017 Time: 06:30pm - 07:30pm

Dr. Graham Allison, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense; Director, Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Author, Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?

Could China and the U.S. be headed towards war, or is there a way to avoid it? Graham Allison, former assistant secretary of defense, argues that if both the U.S. and China refuse to back down, a trade conflict, cyberattack or accident at sea could escalate into war.

Join us for a conversation with Graham Allison about how Thucydides’s Trap, the inevitable contention between a rising power and an established one, is still relevant today.

Location: 555 Post St., San Francisco

Time: 6:00 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. book signing