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Lennox Samuels is a writer and editor based in Bangkok, and a Daily Beast contributor. He is a former senior editor and foreign correspondent for Newsweek and the Dallas Morning News, has reported from numerous countries, and covered conflicts in Iraq and Somalia, among others.

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Hun Sen: The Blood-Drenched Opportunist of Asia

KILLING FIELDS

He evolved from peasant to Khmer Rouge commander, then Khmer Rouge opponent, then an illiberal strongman tolerated by the West. Now as a Chinese client, his tyranny looks dynastic.

Lennox Samuels | Published Jul 31, 2018

Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Winks at Rohingya Massacres

FAKE NEWS?

The backlash against Suu Kyi shows how much her once ardent supporters have become disenchanted with their former ‘democracy icon.’

Lennox Samuels | Published Sep 07, 2017

Anatomy of a North Korean Assassination

Cloak and Dagger

Put aside for a moment the geopolitical implications. How did the assassins evidently sent by North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to murder his half brother get the job done?

AD BY The Daily Beast | Published Mar 11, 2017

Philippines Prez to U.S. Military: GTFO

NOT SO SPECIAL FORCES

After 15 years fighting terrorists in Mindanao, at a cost of more than $400 million and 17 American lives, elite U.S. soldiers are no longer welcome.

Lennox Samuels | Published Dec 30, 2016

Extremists to Christian Gov: GTFO

Christians in the Crosshairs

Sometimes it’s hard to separate political cynicism from religious fanaticism—and often the two work together. So it is with Ahok’s ‘blasphemy’ trial in Indonesia.

Lennox Samuels | Published Dec 24, 2016

Duterte’s Deadly—but Popular—Drug War

‘The Punisher’

In his first 100 days, the firebrand Philippines president inspired the slaughter of hundreds, jailed thousands, and attacked Obama as the ‘son of a whore.’

Lennox Samuels | Published Oct 29, 2016

Did China Just Buy the Philippines?

CHINA SYNDROME

Philippine President Duterte says he’s severing ties to Washington, and ready to be dependent on Beijing—which won’t be criticizing his increasingly bloody rule.

Lennox Samuels | Published Oct 21, 2016

Terrorist Bombing Hits Bangkok

Thai Atrocity

There is no question the bombing in the heart of the Thai capital was meant to sow fear. But there are many questions about who was behind it.

Lennox Samuels | Published Aug 17, 2015

Pass the Trash: Asia’s New Boat People

FLOATING TO NOWHERE

Thousands of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis are adrift in boats and at peril of dying, but countries in the region are less than eager to come to their aid.

Lennox Samuels | Published May 14, 2015

Screaming Attacker Slashes Ambassador

Targeted

Obama confidant Mark Lippert was left bloodied after a Korean man shouting about reunification attacked him with a 10-inch blade Thursday at a breakfast meeting in Seoul.

Lennox Samuels | Published Mar 04, 2015

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