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John Rennie Short

Forget the new world order, it is already here

October 6, 2025September 12, 2025 by John Rennie Short

Military realignments and growing trade tensions will make it difficult to assemble durable alliances

Categories Viewpoint Tags China, New World Order, News, President Donald Trump, President Xi Jinping, The Conversation, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Riding a wave of superpower strife in troubled waters

July 7, 2025June 19, 2025 by John Rennie Short

How Beijing turned the South China Sea into a ‘bubbling geopolitical hot spot’ with its ‘nine-dash line’

Categories Viewpoint Tags ASEAN, China, Naval Power, News, South China Sea, The Conversation, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

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