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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.
April 14, 2021
Cambodia and Its ‘Dictator’ Struggle With the Pandemic
By Luke Hunt
April 12, 2021
VICE Asia Tampers with Khmer Rouge Tribunal Evidence
By Luke Hunt
April 01, 2021
Miss Grand Myanmar to Speak for Her Country From Thailand
By Luke Hunt
March 30, 2021
Breathing Fresh Life into Cambodia’s Art Scene
By Luke Hunt
March 24, 2021
A Beauty Pageant Stirs Southeast Asia’s Political Pot
By Luke Hunt
March 17, 2021
Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets, Post-Pandemic
By Luke Hunt
March 10, 2021
Defending the Indefensible
By Luke Hunt
March 02, 2021
North Korea Ordered to Pay $2.3 Billion Over Pueblo Incident
By Luke Hunt
February 26, 2021
Cambodia’s Sees COVID-19 Spike After Chinese Nationals Break Quarantine
By Luke Hunt
February 19, 2021
Cambodia’s Surviving Opposition Politicians Regroup Ahead of Elections
By Luke Hunt
February 10, 2021
Myanmar’s Generals Reshape Regional Political Dynamics
By Luke Hunt
