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Hunter Marston

Hunter Marston is a nonresident adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, adjunct research fellow at La Trobe Asia, and a Southeast Asia associate with 9DashLine.

Articles by Hunter Marston (6)

Hunter Marston 18 Feb 2026

To succeed in Southeast Asia, Australia must balance security and trade

Australia ranks second in defence networks but ninth in economic capability – and the region has noticed.
Hunter Marston 4 Mar 2020

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.
Hunter Marston 24 Oct 2018

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.
Hunter Marston 12 Apr 2018

Vietnam’s crackdown on dissent could undermine its stability and growth

Detaining enemies of the state could erode international support for Vietnam.
Hunter Marston 6 Dec 2017

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.
Hunter Marston 3 May 2017

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.

← Contributors

Hunter Marston

Articles by Hunter Marston (6)

To succeed in Southeast Asia, Australia must balance security and trade

Stirring hatreds ahead of Myanmar elections

Vietnam: why blogger Mother Mushroom went free

Vietnam’s crackdown on dissent could undermine its stability and growth

What a realistic solution to Myanmar’s Rakhine State crisis might look like

Why Trump attending Southeast Asia’s summit season is good news