Hunter Marston
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Biography
Publications
Hunter Marston is a Southeast Asia analyst based in Washington DC. He has contributed to the New York Times, Foreign Policy and Nikkei Asian Review, and worked at the US embassy in Myanmar.
![Stirring hatreds ahead of Myanmar elections](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-869843572%20copy.jpg?itok=N2q-QRaR)
Stirring hatreds ahead of Myanmar elections
Hate speech and extremist ideology are on the rise as parties vie for votes, and more violence could be the consequence.
![Vietnam: why blogger Mother Mushroom went free](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/vietnam%20cross%20wires.jpg?itok=qO6qFAfL)
Vietnam: why blogger Mother Mushroom went free
Hanoi has released a prominent blogger, who'd been jailed on propaganda charges, on the condition she leave for the US.
![Vietnam’s crackdown on dissent could undermine its stability and growth](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Hunter%20article%20-%20web-min.jpg?itok=alI1zSCR)
Vietnam’s crackdown on dissent could undermine its stability and growth
Detaining enemies of the state could erode international support for Vietnam.
![What a realistic solution to Myanmar’s Rakhine State crisis might look like](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/24896686928_9ba2bb9a33_k.jpg?itok=CXu8mLyC)
What a realistic solution to Myanmar’s Rakhine State crisis might look like
The Bangladesh-Myanmar agreement is only the first step on a long road to restoring stability in Rakhine State.
![Why Trump attending Southeast Asia’s summit season is good news](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-674492816-min.jpg?itok=Kn9AaQsl)
Why Trump attending Southeast Asia’s summit season is good news
Asia's leaders know to take the bluster of Trump's initial policy statements with a heaping of salt and await more nuanced follow-up from his senior staff.