David Hutt
Freelance Political Journalist and Columnist at Freelance
Research fellow @CEIAS_EU; Columnist @Diplomat_APAC. Newsletter: https://t.co/Ictl8iOXZ5
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thediplomat.com | David Hutt
Earlier this month, Derek Grossman published an opinion piece in Nikkei Asia (“ASEAN falls short again,” May 7) that relitigated the many failings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Grossman’s example was Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs.” Malaysia, the current ASEAN chair, sought a collective response to Washington’s trade threats, but individual member states opted instead to pursue bilateral trade negotiations to protect their own interests.
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qoshe.com | David Hutt
Vietnam is undergoing what officials call an administrative "revolution," part of a broader campaign to modernize the state, jumpstart economic growth, and consolidate political power in the hands of the Communist Party's upper ranks. To Lam, the country's new party chief, is spearheading the reforms. He took the helm following the death of his predecessor Nguyen Phu Trong last year.
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dw.com | David Hutt
05/02/2025May 2, 2025These administrative reforms are set to slash government spending, including rooting out some prestigious and comfortable government jobs. But is it just another way to consolidate power? https://p.dw.com/p/4tqSYVietnam is undergoing what officials call an administrative "revolution," part of a broader campaign to modernize the state, jumpstart economic growth, and consolidate political power in the hands of the Communist Party's upper ranks.
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asia.nikkei.com | David Hutt
David Hutt is a research fellow at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS) and Southeast Asia columnist at the Diplomat. Time's arrow does not fly backward. U.S. President Donald Trump's assault on globalism has not just been rhetorical; it has been structural, existential and -- increasingly -- irreversible.
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2 weeks ago |
thediplomat.com | David Hutt
On May 3, two of the 20-or-so countries with compulsory voting will hold general elections: Singapore and Australia. Naturally, there’s quite a bit of chatter at the moment about whether compelling people into ballot booths actually works. It’s far from obvious that Singapore is a great advertisement for the democratic process, but anyway. I am not instinctively opposed to mandatory voting, though my concern is always with conscientious abstention.
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Trump postpones “reciprocal tariffs”, including for #Cambodia. What now? https://t.co/8yzn922D1a
Why of all days is Xi Jinping visiting Cambodia on April 17? What was Cambodia going to do? Politely decline the visit? “Sorry, Mr Xi, we’re too busy that week with Khmer New Year. How about another day?” https://t.co/WCILIFVrCx
Welcome, Cambodia, to the unenviable position of being caught between the world's biggest tantrum-thrower and its most calculating authoritarian regime. https://t.co/3emgWXNqFf