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David Hutt
David Hutt is a journalist and commentator. He is a research fellow at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS), and a columnist at The Diplomat and Radio Free Asia.
David Hutt is a journalist and commentator. He is a research fellow at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS), a columnist at The Diplomat and Radio Free Asia, a contributor to the Economist Intelligence Unit and DW, and an associate editor at Contemporary Southeast Asia. He also writes the Watching Europe In Southeast Asia newsletter.
David Hutt has been Southeast Asia columnist at The Diplomat since 2016, writing weekly about Southeast Asian politics. He was formerly based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He was president of the Overseas Press Club of Cambodia between 2018 and 2019. He can be followed on Twitter @davidhuttjourno.

June 12, 2025
Does Cambodia Really Want to Take Its Disputes With Thailand to the ICJ?
By David Hutt

May 29, 2025
Cambodian Soldier Killed in Clash With Thai Army Along Disputed Border
By David Hutt

May 20, 2025
Online Outrage Is (Mostly) Not a Crime, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court Rules
By David Hutt

May 14, 2025
Is ASEAN Falling Short, or Are We Expecting Too Much?
By David Hutt

April 30, 2025
It’s Time To Liven Up Compulsory Voting
By David Hutt

April 28, 2025
The Opinion Poll and Democracy
By David Hutt

April 08, 2025
The Latest ‘State of Southeast Asia’ Survey is a Time Capsule – From Last Month
By David Hutt

March 14, 2025
Filipinos Needed to See Duterte in the Dock
By David Hutt

March 12, 2025
What’s Behind Thailand’s Planned Border Wall With Cambodia?
By David Hutt

March 09, 2025
Southeast Asia Must Learn to Defend Itself
By David Hutt

March 07, 2025
There Are No Robin Hoods in Vietnam These Days
By David Hutt
