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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.
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
June 06, 2022
As Expected, Cambodia’s Ruling Party Claims ‘Sweeping’ Victory
By Luke Hunt
May 30, 2022
‘Delikado’: Saving Palawan from the Chainsaws
By Luke Hunt
May 23, 2022
The Path to Militancy and Terrorism
By Luke Hunt
May 18, 2022
Sizing-up the US-ASEAN Summit and Vietnam’s Place in the World
By Luke Hunt
May 05, 2022
Global NATO Takes Shape Ahead of US-ASEAN Meet
By Luke Hunt
