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Is the Funnel of war are the Trap of Thucydides perfect storm that can lead to war? 🔻The funnel of war is an uncontrolled escalation of the conflict, which "draws in" its participants, and the leaders, under pressure from circumstances, are forced to take steps leading to escalation. 🔻The "Thucydides trap"(TP) is a term describing a tendency towards war when a new, rising power threatens to displace an existing great power from the position of international hegemon. 🔻TP term was coined by American political scientist Graham Ellison in 2012 in an article for the Financial Times. He used it based on a quote from an ancient Athenian historian and military commander. 🔻Thucydides argued that the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta was inevitable because of Sparta's fear of increasing Athenian power. 🔻These two similar socio-political mechanisms, interacting, can lead to war. ❓️How can we avoid this? #Kulibin_and_the_Red_Army 😎RCR | Support |Boost