Michael Vatikiotis (born July 30, 1957) is an American writer, journalist, and private diplomat working in Southeast Asia since 1987. He was formerly editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review and a Hong Kong-based news magazine correspondent for sixteen years. He currently lives in Singapore and is the Asia Regional Director of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, a Geneva-based private foundation that facilitates dialogue to resolve armed conflicts. In addition to his novels, Vatikiotis regularly writes opinion pieces for international and regional newspapers and regularly contributes to Al Jazeera and the BBC.