Lennox Samuels

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.

KILLING FIELDS

Hun Sen: The Blood-Drenched Opportunist of Asia

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.

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FAKE NEWS?

Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Winks at Rohingya Massacres

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

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Cloak and Dagger

Anatomy of a North Korean Assassination

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?

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NOT SO SPECIAL FORCES

Philippines Prez to U.S. Military: GTFO

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.

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Christians in the Crosshairs

Extremists to Christian Gov: GTFO

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.

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Hun Sen: The Blood-Drenched Opportunist of Asia

Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Winks at Rohingya Massacres

Anatomy of a North Korean Assassination

Philippines Prez to U.S. Military: GTFO

Extremists to Christian Gov: GTFO

Duterte’s Deadly—but Popular—Drug War

Did China Just Buy the Philippines?

Terrorist Bombing Hits Bangkok

Pass the Trash: Asia’s New Boat People

Screaming Attacker Slashes Ambassador