Luke Hunt

Luke Hunt

Luke Hunt is a South-east Asia correspondent for The Diplomat and has worked in journalism for more than 25 years. He has served as bureau chief for Agence France-Presse in Cambodia and in Afghanistan during the Taliban occupation where he was commended by the United Nations for the 'best and most insightful' coverage of the Afghan civil war.

  1. How Terrorism Still Looms Over Asia

    SecuritySoutheast AsiaPhilippines

    Counterterrorism doesn’t get the attention it used to. But recent successes can’t mask the risk it still poses in South-east Asia.

  2. Islamic Militancy: Jakarta Hits Back

    SecuritySoutheast AsiaIndonesia

    Indonesia’s Detachment 88 counterterrorism unit has had some big successes this year. But are separatist militants down and out?

  3. When Is a Terrorist a Terrorist?

    SecuritySoutheast AsiaPhilippines

    ‘War on terror’ was a flawed term from the start. But Asian governments, too, are willing to play politics with terrorism.

  4. Love Thy Neighbour?

    PoliticsSoutheast AsiaIndonesia

    Malaysia and Indonesia have a shared history dating back centuries. But decades after independence they still can’t get along.

  5. A Philippine Peace Process

    SecuritySoutheast AsiaPhilippines

    Can the new Aquino administration broker a lasting peace agreement with the MILF in Mindanao? Luke Hunt and Karl Wilson report.

  6. Revisiting the Killing Fields

    PoliticsSoutheast AsiaCambodia

    The trial of the first Khmer Rouge leader by the Cambodia Tribunal leaves Cambodians with a mix of relief and frustration.

  7. Vietnam, China’s ‘Little Sister’

    PoliticsSoutheast AsiaVietnam

    Vietnamese hate the moniker, reports Luke Hunt. But their feelings about their big neighbor are a lot more complicated.