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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.
December 01, 2022
Three Southeast Asian Summits in a Redefined World
By Luke Hunt
November 25, 2022
Sworn in, Anwar Gets to Work as Malaysia’s Prime Minister
By Luke Hunt
November 14, 2022
Global Leaders Grapple With Global Challenges During Cambodia Summits
By Luke Hunt
November 07, 2022
Hun Sen Adds Some Bite to Upcoming ASEAN Summits
By Luke Hunt
October 31, 2022
Taking Down the Tatmadaw
By Luke Hunt
October 26, 2022
Challenging Malaysia’s Moral Authority on Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
October 12, 2022
Two Decades After the Bali Bombings, A Peace Park
By Luke Hunt
October 10, 2022
Opposition Politician Found Guilty of Defaming Cambodian Ruling Party
By Luke Hunt
September 28, 2022
Why Should ASEAN or Anyone Else Negotiate with the Tatmadaw?
By Luke Hunt
September 22, 2022
Khmer Rouge Tribunal Upholds Genocide Conviction
By Luke Hunt
September 14, 2022
ASEAN Urged to Intervene Over Human Trafficking
By Luke Hunt
