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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.
March 25, 2014
Malaysian PM: Flight MH370 in Southern Indian Ocean
By Luke Hunt
March 22, 2014
Surging ASEAN Trade Prompts Banking Realignment
By Luke Hunt
March 19, 2014
Uyghurs Test ASEAN's Refugee Credentials
By Luke Hunt
March 14, 2014
Flight 370: Malaysia’s Seminal Moment
By Luke Hunt
March 07, 2014
Taib Mahmud’s Really Excellent Retirement
By Luke Hunt
March 07, 2014
The Good Lord Returns to The Killing Fields
By Luke Hunt
March 06, 2014
Another Vietnamese Blogger Jailed
By Luke Hunt
February 27, 2014
Thai Troubles Spoil Southern Peace Talks
By Luke Hunt
February 25, 2014
Brunei’s Royal Partiers May Have To Curb Their Enthusiasm
By Luke Hunt
February 21, 2014
Singapore Diplomat Jailed for Inflating Tarts
By Luke Hunt
February 17, 2014
Vietnam: Dancing with the Scars of ‘79
By Luke Hunt
