Jonathan Miller at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand

Join Jonathan Miller at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand for a thought-provoking discussion about his new book Duterte Harry. This book is a revelatory biography that charts the President of the Phillipines’ rise, and shows how this fascinating, fearsome man can be seen as the embodiment of populism in our time.

Duterte Harry is the first published biography of the Philippine president, and tells of his lifelong addiction to killing. It is a chilling account of what can happen when unbridled populism goes unchecked. The author, veteran foreign correspondent Jonathan Miller, digs deep into Duterte's deadly war on drugs, and into his blood-soaked history as mayor for decades of Davao City on the southern island of Mindanao. The book draws on personal encounters between the author and President Duterte as well as dozens of interviews with his leading critics, surviving victims, members of the president's family, ministers in his cabinet, and also his supporters - who include priests, politicians, civil servants, newspaper editors, and close associates.

About the author
Jonathan Miller is Channel 4’s Asia Correspondent based in Bangkok. Three months after Rodrigo Duterte was elected in the President’s southern home city of Davao, Jonathan became the first foreign journalist to challenge him face-to-face on the devastation wrought by his controversial and deadly war on drugs. Jonathan was born in Derry, Ireland, and has lived much of his life in Southeast Asia, including correspondent postings with the BBC.

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