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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 23, 2017
Cambodian Construction: A Site for Gender Equality?
By Luke Hunt
May 13, 2017
The History and Future of Southeast Asia
By Luke Hunt
May 13, 2017
Hun Sen Slams Cambodia’s ‘Foreign Servants’ at World Economic Forum
By Luke Hunt
May 10, 2017
Why Is Cambodia’s Illegal Logging Problem Still Rolling On?
By Luke Hunt
May 05, 2017
Can ASEAN Save the Mekong River?
By Luke Hunt
April 28, 2017
Where Is ASEAN On Press Freedom?
By Luke Hunt
April 22, 2017
Malaysia Grapples With Chilling Case of an Abducted Pastor
By Luke Hunt
April 14, 2017
What’s Wrong With Gay Rights in Indonesia and ASEAN?
By Luke Hunt
April 12, 2017
What’s Behind Malaysia’s Recent Rape Controversy?
By Luke Hunt
April 04, 2017
Cambodia Boosts Ties with China Amid Anxiety
By Luke Hunt