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Hedging and Conflict in the South China Sea
The South China Sea is a geopolitical hotspot where China and the US compete for dominance and the adjacent countries try to improve their position by hedging between these two superpowers.
The book unpacks the conflicting and competing interpretations of what is going on in the South China Sea. It will allow readers to understand the depth and complexity of the issues. It expands our understanding by looking not only at the competing imaginaries of China and the US but also the hedging strategies of ASEAN members including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam, and the role of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The book will appeal to all of those interested in international relations, Southeast Asia, US-China relations and all these seeking to understand one of the world’s geopolitical hotspots.
The book unpacks the conflicting and competing interpretations of what is going on in the South China Sea. It will allow readers to understand the depth and complexity of the issues. It expands our understanding by looking not only at the competing imaginaries of China and the US but also the hedging strategies of ASEAN members including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam, and the role of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The book will appeal to all of those interested in international relations, Southeast Asia, US-China relations and all these seeking to understand one of the world’s geopolitical hotspots.
144 pages, Hardcover
Published May 9, 2025
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John Rennie Short
54 books3 followersProf. John Rennie Short is the Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA.
He received an MA in Geography from the University of Aberdeen in 1973 and a PhD in 1977 from the University of Bristol.
He has been the Professor of Public Policy at UMBC since 2005, having previously held positions at the University of Bristol, the University of Reading and Syracuse University.
He currently writes for a number of audiences, including The Conversation.
He received an MA in Geography from the University of Aberdeen in 1973 and a PhD in 1977 from the University of Bristol.
He has been the Professor of Public Policy at UMBC since 2005, having previously held positions at the University of Bristol, the University of Reading and Syracuse University.
He currently writes for a number of audiences, including The Conversation.
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