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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.
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
April 28, 2022
Troubled Waters in the Mekong Region
By Luke Hunt
April 27, 2022
Under Kishida, Tokyo Sharpens Its Focus on Cambodia
By Luke Hunt
April 11, 2022
Cambodia Rescues 16 Trafficked Malaysians, Others Still Held Captive
By Luke Hunt
March 29, 2022
Of ASEAN, China, Russia, and Hypersonic Weapons
By Luke Hunt
March 21, 2022
Japan Raises its Voice in Cambodia
By Luke Hunt
March 11, 2022
Cambodia Told to Shut Down ‘Slave Compounds’ After Warnings From Asian Embassies
By Luke Hunt
March 01, 2022
Breaking with ASEAN, Some Regional Leaders Find Their Voice Over Ukraine
By Luke Hunt
