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Jan 2018
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Global Ethics Forum Preview: Can America...

CARNEGIE COUNCIL FOR ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
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Next time on Global Ethics Forum, Harvard's Graham Allison discusses why he thinks the United States and China could be on track for war. In this excerpt, Allison describes why China is in a position to challenge America as the world's preeminent superpower. 
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