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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.
September 25, 2023
Surviving the Refugee Boats and Building a Vietnamese Museum in Australia
By Luke Hunt
September 18, 2023
An Illustrious Photographer on Warzones and Hollywood
By Luke Hunt
August 31, 2023
Myanmar’s Revolution and the Challenges Ahead
By Luke Hunt
August 28, 2023
China Makes One Final Diplomatic Push Ahead of ASEAN Leaders’ Summit
By Luke Hunt
August 22, 2023
Assessing Cambodia’s New Political Leadership
By Luke Hunt
August 03, 2023
Incoming Cambodian PM Hun Manet Burdened With Human Trafficking Challenge
By Luke Hunt
July 31, 2023
Out of Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
July 27, 2023
Cambodian Naval Base to Test Hun Manet’s Relations With Washington
By Luke Hunt
July 24, 2023
As Expected, Hun Sen Trumps in One-Sided Cambodian Election
By Luke Hunt
July 12, 2023
Funcinpec Touted as a Chance for Seats in Cambodian Election
By Luke Hunt
June 30, 2023
From Cambodia’s Killing Fields to the US Secret Service
By Luke Hunt
