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David Hutt

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.

Posts by David Hutt
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June 20, 2022

Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha’s Divorce of Necessity in Cambodia

By David Hutt
The split between the country's two most prominent opposition leaders has been five years in the making.
June 17, 2022

Why Is the EU Quiet Over Myanmar Junta’s Planned Executions?

By David Hutt and Kristina Kironska
The EU is one of the world's staunchest opponents of the death penalty. So why hasn't Brussels spoken out more forcefully on the junta's execution plans?

June 09, 2022

Putting a Positive Spin on Cambodia’s Local Election

By David Hutt
For the first time, an opposition party not led by a magnetic political personality has made inroads.

May 04, 2022

The Enduring Role of Mistresses in Southeast Asian Politics

By David Hutt
From the Philippines to Cambodia, male politicians' adulterous behavior has shaped political careers and national trajectories.

April 07, 2022

Southeast Asia’s Leaders Are the Right Age

By David Hutt
The region's recent history furnishes little evidence of a correlation between a leader's youthfulness and their political worldview.
February 25, 2022

Why Southeast Asians Should Care About the Ukraine Crisis

By David Hutt
The region professes a concern for the norm of national sovereignty. Will it speak up in the case of Ukraine?

February 18, 2022

The Indo-Pacific Should Not Command All of US Attention

By David Hutt
Withdrawing from Europe and the Middle East to focus on the Indo-Pacific would be a misstep for Washington.
February 10, 2022

Is Or Vandine Cambodia’s Future?

By David Hutt
The U.S.-educated Health Ministry official has shot to prominence as the public face of Cambodia's COVID-19 response.

February 04, 2022

Why Doesn’t the West Sell Weapons to Myanmar’s Anti-Junta Rebels?

By David Hutt
Whether or not direct military aid would help, Western governments should recognize that there is no going back to the status quo ante.

January 14, 2022

Has the ASEAN Chair Become Too Powerful?

By David Hutt
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's visit to Myanmar has highlighted deep flaws in the bloc's modus operandi.

January 10, 2022

Washington Needs to Sort Out Its Ambassadors to Southeast Asia

By David Hutt
A focus on high-profile state visits conceals the vacuum of diplomatic representation at the regional and national level.
December 15, 2021

Why the West Has Gone Soft on Human Rights in Vietnam

By David Hutt
Hanoi's strategic importance to the U.S. and its allies has allowed the Communist Party greater leeway in silencing its critics.

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