Graham Allison

Mentioned in 6 analyzed podcast episodes across 5 shows

Appears On

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words The Michael Knowles Show Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg The Bulwark Podcast

Episode Appearances

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words · May 29, 2026

Trump’s Iran Strategy, Why China Isn’t Rising, and the Socialist-Islamist Democrat Party

“Author of influential 2015 paper on Thucydides Trap theory that Hanson argues is historically unfounded”

Iran Nuclear Negotiations and Military StrategyUS-China Geopolitical Competition and Economic Decline ThesisThucydides Trap Historical Myth Debunking

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Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words · May 18, 2026

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Leverage Over Xi Jinping EXPLAINED

“Criticized for misapplying Thucydides Trap theory to modern U.S.-China relations”

U.S.-China Trade and Technology CompetitionChinese Student Espionage and Technology TheftIran Nuclear and Conventional Military Threats

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The Michael Knowles Show · May 14, 2026

Ep. 1974 - Xi Jinping Threatens WAR During Trump's Trip To China

“Author of Thucydides Trap thesis; Knowles critiques his historical framework as academically popular but flawed”

US-China Diplomatic Relations and War RiskThucydides Trap Theory and Historical DeterminismTrump's Great Man Theory of History vs. Communist Structural Determinism

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · May 14, 2026

5/14/26: Trump Glazes Xi At China Summit, Fox News Shocked By China Tech, China Plans Arms Sales To Iran

“Academic whose Thucydides trap framework is referenced in discussion of US-China great power competition dynamics”

Trump-Xi Summit Diplomacy and US Negotiating PositionChina's Technological Advancement and Semiconductor Self-SufficiencyIran War Strategic Failure and Great Power Realignment

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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Mar 9, 2026

Graham Allison on the Global Realignment: Iran, China, Israel, Greenland

“Harvard Professor and founding dean of Kennedy School, expert on US-China relations and nuclear policy”

Iran military conflictUS-China relationsTaiwan invasion risk

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The Bulwark Podcast · Jan 22, 2026

Fiona Hill: Putin and the Art of Manipulating Trump

“Kennedy School professor who mentored Hill and introduced her to Russia policy world”

Putin's KGB-trained manipulation and flattery tacticsTrump's susceptibility to authoritarian leadersRussian interference in 2016 US elections

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