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Luke Hunt
Luke Hunt is a Southeast Asia correspondent for The Diplomat. He has spent three decades working in the region and produces the Beyond the Mekong podcast. He can be followed on Patreon and X – formerly Twitter.
He served as bureau chief for Agence France-Presse in Cambodia and in Afghanistan under Taliban occupation – where he was commended by the United Nations for the “best and most insightful” coverage of the Afghan civil war. Hunt also covered the U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and the Global War on Terrorism that followed, specializing in Islamic militancy.
Throughout the 2010s, Hunt focused on civil conflict and uprisings from the Middle East to East Asia and as an adjunct professor wrote the course War, Media & International Relations for Pannasastra University in Cambodia. He is the author of the “Punji Trap” and co-author of “Barings Lost” and is the recipient of several awards including the Hong Kong Human Rights Press Awards, Society of Publishers in Asia, and the World Association of Newspapers.
Follow him on X at @lukeanthonyhunt.
August 26, 2022
A 50-Year Legacy: Remembering Tim Page
By Luke Hunt
August 16, 2022
Taiwan Frets for ‘Thousands’ Trafficked Into Cambodia
By Luke Hunt
August 08, 2022
ASEAN (Minus Myanmar) Gets Its Act Together
By Luke Hunt
August 04, 2022
Timor-Leste Denied Entry to ASEAN – For Now
By Luke Hunt
July 26, 2022
Sri Lanka’s New President Cracks Down on Protests as Challenges Mount
By Luke Hunt
July 20, 2022
Sri Lanka’s Future May Not Be All That Bleak
By Luke Hunt
July 12, 2022
As Sri Lanka’s Economy Unravels, a Crude Awakening
By Luke Hunt
July 11, 2022
An American Artist Who Stayed Behind in Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
June 28, 2022
Laos Is On the Brink of Sovereign Bankruptcy
By Luke Hunt
June 21, 2022
A Depleted River Scores a World Record Catch
By Luke Hunt
June 09, 2022
For Medicinal and Other Purposes, Cannabis Makes a Return to Thailand
By Luke Hunt
