David Hutt is Southeast Asia columnist at The Diplomat based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where he has been based for more than two years.

Erin Cook is a Jakarta-based journalist covering Southeast Asian affairs. She has previously worked for several regional publications including the Jakarta Globe.

Luke Hunt is a South-east Asia correspondent for The Diplomat and has worked in journalism for more than 25 years.

Mong Palatino served for two terms in the House of Representatives in the Philippines representing the youth sector.

Prashanth Parameswaran is Associate Editor at The Diplomat based in Washington, D.C., where he writes mostly on Southeast Asia and Asian security affairs.

Shawn W. Crispin is a Southeast Asia columnist at The Diplomat. He has covered Southeast Asia for more than 16 years variously with the Far Eastern Economic Review, Wall Street Journal and Asia Times Online.

Tae-jun Kang is a Southeast Asia correspondent and columnist for The Diplomat and is currently based in Vientiane, Laos. He was previously a journalist for The Financial Times for four years, working in both Seoul and Hong Kong. Follow him on twitter: @taejun_kang