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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.
November 28, 2017
Does the New Myanmar-Bangladesh Rohingya Deal Really Matter?
By Luke Hunt
November 17, 2017
The View From Asia’s Largest Catholic News Agency
By Luke Hunt
November 09, 2017
Where Is Vietnam’s Economy Headed as It Hosts APEC?
By Luke Hunt
November 04, 2017
Why Duterte Needs to Put the Economy First in the Philippines
By Luke Hunt
October 31, 2017
Thailand Faces New Era of Uncertainty After Royal Cremation
By Luke Hunt
October 24, 2017
Will Australia Finally Get a Space Agency?
By Luke Hunt
October 14, 2017
Indonesia’s West Papua Headache Continues
By Luke Hunt
October 13, 2017
China’s Cooling Economy is a Warning for ASEAN
By Luke Hunt
October 09, 2017
A Stronger Australia in Southeast Asia?
By Luke Hunt
September 21, 2017
The Problem With Suu Kyi’s Rohingya Speech in Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
September 15, 2017
Does an ASEAN Agreement Mean Progress for RCEP?
By Luke Hunt
