John Rennie Short
@johnrennieshort
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I am Professor Emeritus in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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Joined April 2009
So very pleased that my textbook on World Regional Geography made the list of best beginner books on Geography.
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Still some free reprints available about #EastSea and #SeaofJapan issue.CONTESTING PLACE NAMES: THE EAST SEA/SEA OF JAPAN NAMING ISSUE
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Building on the work of critical toponymy, this paper provides an example of the active contestation of a place name. Since the early 1990s, successive Korean governments have argued that the singu...
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Southeast Asian nations look to hedge their way out of troubled waters in the South China Sea via @ConversationUS.
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Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines have all attempted to counter Chinese claims to waters within their exclusive economic zones.
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RT @UMBCPubPolicy: Professor Emeritus @johnrennieshort has published a new book exploring the the conflicts in the South China Sea, a geopo….
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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. This book...
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RT @Faye_Leerink: Many congratulations to John Rennie Short on the publication of his new book "Hedging and Conflict in the South China Sea….
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Beyond delighted that my book on #SouthChinaSea is now published @routledgebooks and available in hardback, paperback and ebook. @routledgebooks.
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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. This book...
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Translation can be tricky. My article in @ConversationUS "The value of unplugging in the age of distraction" .was recently translated into Chinese UsingGoogle translate title is now. "Why pull it out at this distracted age?".
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As summer vacations approach, it’s worth recalling the value of disconnecting and perils of multitasking in our digitally distracted lifestyles.
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I appear 16.30 minutes in. Why there's a good chance your city is facing a budget cliff
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Giving talk on #SouthChinaSea in #WashingtonDC on May29 at HillCenter-Old Naval Hospital
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Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Dark Skies over the South China Sea,” on a disputed waterway in the...
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Giving talk on #SouthChinaSea on Thu, May 29th, 2025 at 6:00 - 8:30 PM EDT.Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, Washington, DC.
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Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Dark Skies over the South China Sea,” on a disputed waterway in the...
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In these fraught times, important to keep channels open to people and colleagues in other countries. Gave invited video talk "Flowing Narratives: Exploring the Cultural Significance of Rivers" to Shandong Academy of Social Sciences conference #Shandong #China #YellowRiver
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Heartening to get a shout out about my book #Insurrection published by @reaktionbooks.
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236 likes, 5 comments. “books about #cutewinterboots #winterboots #bookshop #booktok #book #americanpolitics . . . full list: 1. Resisting Trumpism by Anticapitalist Resistance 2. Post-Internet Far...
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