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Power Problems • May 1, 2018 

# It’s (Not) a Thucydides Trap: Rising Powers and Time Horizons 

Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall are joined by David Edelstein of Georgetown University to discuss how great powers respond to rising challengers.

- Guest Bio: [David Edelstein](https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/faculty-profile?netid=dme7)
- *[*Over the Horizon: Time, Uncertainty, and the Rise of Great Powers*](https://www.amazon.com/Over-Horizon-Uncertainty-Great-Powers/dp/1501707566/?tag=catoinstitute-20)*

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##### [Emma Ashford](/people/emma-ashford)

Senior Fellow, Stimson Center

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##### [A. Trevor Thrall](/people/trevor-thrall)

Former Senior Fellow, Defense and Foreign Policy Department, Cato Institute

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##### David M. Edelstein