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Luke Hunt

Luke Hunt

Luke Hunt is a Southeast Asia correspondent for The Diplomat. He has spent three decades working in the region and produces the Mekong Deep Dive 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.

Posts by Luke Hunt
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October 03, 2023

Could Cambodia’s New Prime Minister Release Theary Seng?

By Luke Hunt
With a new administration in office, the family of the imprisoned Khmer-American lawyer hope for her freedom.
September 27, 2023

Chinese Tourists Have Good Reasons Not to Return to Southeast Asia

By Luke Hunt
Perhaps it’s not surprising that Vietnam wants out of the CLMV club.

September 25, 2023

Surviving the Refugee Boats and Building a Vietnamese Museum in Australia

By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Mylinh Lee, who arrived in Australia in a boat as a child and a refugee.

September 18, 2023

An Illustrious Photographer on Warzones and Hollywood

By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Roland Neveu.

August 31, 2023

Myanmar’s Revolution and the Challenges Ahead

By Luke Hunt
A conversation with David Gum Awng of the National Unity Government.
August 28, 2023

China Makes One Final Diplomatic Push Ahead of ASEAN Leaders’ Summit

By Luke Hunt
China’s regional diplomacy has struggled this year. Beijing can only hope for a better 2024, when Laos takes the helm.

August 22, 2023

Assessing Cambodia’s New Political Leadership

By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Bradley Murg.
August 03, 2023

Incoming Cambodian PM Hun Manet Burdened With Human Trafficking Challenge

By Luke Hunt
As the country's leader prepared to hand over power to his son, Indonesian police made arrests connected to an Cambodia-based organ harvesting ring.

July 31, 2023

Out of Myanmar

By Luke Hunt
A conversation with risk analyst Ross Milosevic.

July 27, 2023

Cambodian Naval Base to Test Hun Manet’s Relations With Washington

By Luke Hunt
Satellite images confirm China-backed Ream upgrade is almost complete.

July 24, 2023

As Expected, Hun Sen Trumps in One-Sided Cambodian Election

By Luke Hunt
Leader’s eldest son to become prime minister within “three to four weeks.”
July 12, 2023

Funcinpec Touted as a Chance for Seats in Cambodian Election

By Luke Hunt
Can the royalists end Cambodia’s status as a one-party-state?

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