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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.

April 26, 2024
Indonesian Imperialism Is Alive – And Brutal – in West Papua
By David Hutt

April 17, 2024
Some Southeast Asians Are Turning Against America Over Gaza. It Likely Won’t Last.
By David Hutt

April 12, 2024
The Land-Locked Thinking of Laotians
By David Hutt

April 08, 2024
Southeast Asians Don’t Really Care About the Myanmar Crisis
By David Hutt

March 20, 2024
What Southeast Asia’s Aging Populations Could Mean Politically
By David Hutt

March 13, 2024
Southeast Asia’s Uncertain Global Outlook
By David Hutt

March 07, 2024
What on Earth Do Indonesians Think About Democracy?
By David Hutt

March 05, 2024
What Do We Mean When We Talk About Southeast Asia’s Demographics ‘Crisis’?
By David Hutt

February 27, 2024
Cambodia’s Opposition Needs to Take a Sabbatical
By David Hutt

February 22, 2024
In Southeast Asia, the US Should Talk Loudly About Immigration
By David Hutt

February 20, 2024
Southeast Asia’s Reactionaries Can Embrace Same-Sex Marriage
By David Hutt
