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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.
September 15, 2020
US Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Company for Rights Abuses in Cambodia
By Luke Hunt
August 25, 2020
From Phnom Penh With Love
By Luke Hunt
August 24, 2020
Struggling With Drought on the Mekong
By Luke Hunt
August 17, 2020
An Australian Law Student Sets an Example for the ASEAN Way
By Luke Hunt
August 10, 2020
Taxing Times in Southeast Asia
By Luke Hunt
July 28, 2020
Cambodia – With a Little Help – Charts Its Own COVID Course
By Luke Hunt
July 08, 2020
Hun Manet Still a Long Way From Cambodia’s Top Job
By Luke Hunt
July 06, 2020
Malaysian Prime Minister Faces a Leadership Challenge When Parliament Resumes
By Luke Hunt
July 02, 2020
Indo-Pacific in Focus as Australia Substantially Lifts Military Spending
By Luke Hunt
June 23, 2020
The Problem With Travel in Southeast Asia and COVID-19
By Luke Hunt
June 17, 2020
Saving Indochina’s Wilderness
By Luke Hunt
