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  1. All-In Podcast1h 3m

    “This is Bibi’s War” - Harvard’s Graham Allison on the Influences and Endgame of the Iran War

    Graham Allison, Chamath, Jason, Friedberg, Scott Besant

    Graham Allison analyzes the current geopolitical landscape by characterizing the escalating Iran conflict as a high-risk campaign driven by Prime Minister Netanyahu's ambitions rather than imminent U.S. threats, while warning that premature regime change could trigger a chaotic power vacuum. Parallel to these Middle East dynamics, Allison assesses a low probability of immediate Chinese aggression on Taiwan due to strategic ambiguity and internal PRC vulnerabilities, even as he identifies extreme domestic wealth inequality in the United States as a primary driver of rising populist instability. The discussion further highlights the critical fragility of the non-proliferation regime and suggests that long-term security for the U.S. and its allies depends on maintaining this status quo rather than pursuing aggressive expansionist maneuvers in the Arctic or elsewhere.

  2. All-In Podcast39 min

    All-In Summit: In conversation with Graham Allison

    Graham Allison, Chamath, Calacanis, Friedberg

    In his discussion of *Destined for War*, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Graham Allison warns that the structural dynamics of a rising China displacing a ruling United States create a historically high probability of conflict, with a roughly 10% chance of war occurring within the next four years. Allison attributes this tension to historical precedents, U.S. policy failures regarding China's integration into the global order, and the strategic misalignment over spheres of influence, particularly regarding Taiwan. He concludes that avoiding a catastrophic "Thucydides Trap" requires policymakers to exercise strategic imagination by explicitly weighing incentives to compete against those for cooperation, rather than relying on default posturing or bureaucratic inertia.

  3. Goldman Sachs26 min

    U.S.-China: more decoupling ahead?

    Graham Allison, Dan Rosen, Alison Nathan

    Graham Allison characterizes current U.S.-China relations as the worst in over fifty years, driven by a historical Thucydides Trap and diverging national identities, while Dan Rosen identifies systemic economic model divergence as a primary engine of decoupling. Despite intensifying geopolitical tensions and collapsing foreign direct investment flows outside of a handful of major corporations, Allison advocates for a "rivalry partnership" framework to manage competition on existential threats like climate change and nuclear stability. The outlook suggests that while Biden's upcoming investment curbs will serve primarily as notification regimes, a sustained reduction in engagement remains probable unless Beijing implements decisive market reforms to address its stagnating productivity.

  4. All-In Podcast1h 20m

    E37: NYC rejects far-left candidates, new developments in lab leak theory, App Store breakup & more

    Calacanis, Friedberg, Antonio Garcia Martinez, Eric Adams, Graham Allison, Jesse Bloom, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Sacks, Jay Cal

    Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg debated the tension between nuanced discourse and definitive takes while analyzing Eric Adams' projected New York mayoral victory as a rejection of progressive "woke" politics. The hosts also examined conflicting evidence regarding COVID-19 origins, specifically Jesse Bloom's discovery of removed genomic data, and diverged on antitrust legislation targeting Apple's App Store monopoly. Concluding with personal updates and a promotional pitch for exclusive fan access, the episode emphasized the hosts' belief that market forces and moderate candidates will ultimately prevail over regulatory overreach and online activism.

  5. a16z29 min

    a16z Podcast | Centers of Power, War, and History

    Graham Allison, Matthew Colford, Matt Colford

    Graham Allison applies his "Thucydides Trap" framework to analyze the high-risk U.S.-China rivalry, noting that historical data shows a 75% probability of war when a rising power challenges an established hegemon. The presentation details how China's economic dominance, technological advancements, and creation of rival financial institutions like the AIIB have created structural imbalances that the U.S. fails to address due to political inertia and divergent conceptions of international order. Allison concludes by advocating for a "White House Council of Historical Advisors" to use applied history as an engineering discipline, aiming to prevent accidental conflict escalation triggered by North Korean tensions or alliance cascades similar to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.