Mark J. Valencia

Recent articles by Mark J. Valencia

A self-written obituary: Dr Mark John Valencia II

A self-written obituary: Dr Mark John Valencia II

Albanese, Xi meet in the shadow of the Australia-China-US triangle

Albanese, Xi meet in the shadow of the Australia-China-US triangle

US partly to blame for Taiwan Strait incident

US partly to blame for Taiwan Strait incident

Is a Gulf of Tonkin-type incident brewing in the South China Sea?

Is a Gulf of Tonkin-type incident brewing in the South China Sea?

The South China Sea: countries in glass houses should not throw stones

The South China Sea: countries in glass houses should not throw stones

A worst case scenario for the South China Sea

A worst case scenario for the South China Sea

The negative consequences of the Philippines choice of the US over China

The negative consequences of the Philippines choice of the US over China

US Asia Policy seems to be in disarray

US Asia Policy seems to be in disarray

The US diplomatic blitz regarding the South China Sea

The US diplomatic blitz regarding the South China Sea

What should the US do vis--vis China in the South China Sea?

What should the US do vis--vis China in the South China Sea?

Why is Australia conducting provocative intelligence flights and activities off the China coast in support of the US?

Who is provoking whom in the South China Sea?

Who is provoking whom in the South China Sea?

Hope for a better Australian policy toward Southeast Asia?

Hope for a better Australian policy toward Southeast Asia?

Australia is dancing with the devil's in the South China Sea

Australia is dancing with the devil's in the South China Sea

China, the U.S. and the South China Sea what could go wrong?

China, the U.S. and the South China Sea what could go wrong?

The U.S. - China dispute over the Taiwan Straits legal regime

The U.S. - China dispute over the Taiwan Straits legal regime

Is the Quads maritime domain awareness initiative a trojan horse for the US military?

Is the Quads maritime domain awareness initiative a trojan horse for the US military?

Quad Hypocrisy on the Law of the Sea

Quad Hypocrisy on the Law of the Sea

Close encounter of China-Australia military aircraft raises questions

Close encounter of China-Australia military aircraft raises questions

Will Ukraine break the back of the beleaguered US Indo-Pacific strategy?

Will Ukraine break the back of the beleaguered US Indo-Pacific strategy?

The ASEAN-US summit: rhetoric versus reality

The ASEAN-US summit: rhetoric versus reality

US-CHINA compromise in the South China Sea could be the basis of a larger strategic framework

US-CHINA compromise in the South China Sea could be the basis of a larger strategic framework

Supposed lessons of the Ukraine tragedy for the Indo-Pacific

Supposed lessons of the Ukraine tragedy for the Indo-Pacific

Who is militarizing the south China sea?

Who is militarizing the south China sea?

ASEAN/US summit postponement raises serious questions for ASEAN about relations with US and China

ASEAN/US summit postponement raises serious questions for ASEAN about relations with US and China

China-Australia laser incident raises many questions

China-Australia laser incident raises many questions

US Indo-Pacific Strategy is built on false assumptions about ASEAN

US Indo-Pacific Strategy is built on false assumptions about ASEAN

Dutton's posturing can only lead to military confrontation with China

Dutton's posturing can only lead to military confrontation with China

Sea of hypocrisy around US freedom of navigation operations

Sea of hypocrisy around US freedom of navigation operations

An uneasy rules-based order: China's restraint in South China Sea has limits

An uneasy rules-based order: China's restraint in South China Sea has limits

In too deep? US credibility at risk in South China Sea

In too deep? US credibility at risk in South China Sea

China's belligerence in the South China Sea is backfiring

China's belligerence in the South China Sea is backfiring

Yesterday President Xi Jinping discussed South China Sea with ASEAN leaders

Yesterday President Xi Jinping discussed South China Sea with ASEAN leaders

Nuclear submarine operations in South China Sea endanger coastal countries

Nuclear submarine operations in South China Sea endanger coastal countries

China might react to the Quad and AUKUS with tried and true patience

China might react to the Quad and AUKUS with tried and true patience

AUKUS ruffles Australia-France-South-East Asia relations

AUKUS ruffles Australia-France-South-East Asia relations

Japan is tempting fate by joining the US-led anti-China coalition

China's sanctions on Western think tanks

China Needs to Show More Restraint in the Region

Biden trumps Trumps truculent China Seas policy

To achieve its goals china needs to show more restraint in the region

Why wouldn't Vietnam want US warships in their waters?

A better Biden approach in the South China Sea

Diplomatic finesse in the offing? Possible modifications of Freedom of Navigation Operations under Biden

Biden China team puts militarist cart before the diplomatic horse

Forked tongues: US duplicity on China revealed

Letting US Asian allies get nukes is a bad idea

US allies may tempt fate in South China Sea

The New Neocolonialism in Southeast Asia

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