Aran Martin

Vale Mark Valencia

December 23, 2023

Mark J. Valencia, an internationally renowned maritime policy analyst focused on Asia, passed away on 6 December 2023 in Hawaii, surrounded by his family.

A regular author for Pearls and Irritations, Mark was an Adjunct Senior Scholar at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, Haikou, China; and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Huayang Institute for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance, Sanya, China.

Our condolences to Marks family. We will miss him.

A selection of Marks latest articles is included below:

https://publish.pearlsandirritations.com/albanese-xi-meet-in-the-shadow-of-the-australia-china-us-triangle/

https://publish.pearlsandirritations.com/a-worst-case-scenario-for-the-south-china-sea/

https://publish.pearlsandirritations.com/why-is-australia-risking-military-conflict-with-china-in-the-south-china-sea/

A full list of Mark Valencias articles for P&I can be read here:

https://publish.pearlsandirritations.com/author/mark-j-valencia/page/3/

Aran Martin

Aran Martin is an international relations expert with a focus on international security, conflict prevention and peacebuilding and intercultural dialogue. His diverse career includes more than a decade in editorial management of international, double-blind, peer reviewed academic journals.

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John Menadue's Public Policy Journal

Vale Mark Valencia

Aran Martin

Aran Martin is an international relations expert with a focus on international security, conflict prevention and peacebuilding and intercultural dialogue. His diverse career includes more than a decade in editorial management of international, double-blind, peer reviewed academic journals.