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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 25, 2014
Stunning Honesty From Sarawak's New Chief Minister
By Luke Hunt
November 23, 2014
Perhaps It's Time to Call It ‘Burma,’ Again
By Luke Hunt
November 10, 2014
With Aplomb and Relief Cambodia Brings Its Water Festival Back
By Luke Hunt
October 31, 2014
Korean Exchange Accused of Plagiarizing Cambodian Report
By Luke Hunt
October 30, 2014
Interview: Sebastian Strangio
By Luke Hunt
October 24, 2014
Prominent Vietnamese Dissident Released, Flies to L.A.
By Luke Hunt
October 18, 2014
Malaysia’s Reputation Hinges on MH370, Not on UNSC or Terrorists
By Luke Hunt
October 07, 2014
Cambodia’s Ruling Elite May Face ICC Probe Over Land Grab
By Luke Hunt
October 02, 2014
ASEAN Finds Its Voice on Islamic State
By Luke Hunt
October 01, 2014
Australia Shuts Down Its TV Network
By Luke Hunt
September 26, 2014
An Unloved Australia Seals Its Cambodian Refugee Deal
By Luke Hunt
