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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 05, 2024
Looking At Demographics, Thailand’s Minimum Wage Hike Makes Sense
By David Hutt

May 23, 2024
The Funan Techo Canal Won’t Have A Military Purpose
By David Hutt

May 17, 2024
Why Is Vietnam Becoming A Police State?
By David Hutt

May 08, 2024
Is the Lao State Collapsing?
By David Hutt

May 02, 2024
Even If Thailand’s MFP Is Dissolved, the Monarchy Reform Movement Will Live On
By David Hutt

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
