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Luke Hunt

@luke-hunt.bsky.social

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Reporter at Large | Author | Photographer | Video | Professor Emeritus

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Mark S. Cogan @markscogan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On my YouTube channel: Is #geopolitics destiny or a product of human choice? In a new in-depth interview, Dr. Christopher Ankersen of NYU analyzes the #GlobalRupture, U.S retrenchment, and options facing Asian states in a changing international order. youtu.be/TfL6jD7mXqc

China, the U.S, & Geopolitics after the “Rupture” #China #US #geopolitics

YouTube video by Asia Political Review

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I thoroughly enjoyed this podcast with Bertha Chan who heads Trust and Safety Global Engagements across the Asia-Pacific for Google. #Google #AI #Trust #APAC #lukehunt www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzjP...

A Matter of Trust: Google, Artificial Intelligence, and the Public Sphere

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My latest podcast is with Pablo Berrutti, a financial advisor on climate change mitigation and it's all about El Nino. #ElNino #climatechange #ASEAN #australia www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkMp...

El Niño, Climate Catastrophe, and the Coming Financial Showdown

YouTube video by The Diplomat

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My latest podcast is with Kim Aris and it’s all about his long running campaign to free his mother Aung San Suu Kyi from a Burmese prison. #kimaris #aungsansuukyi #myanmar #humanrights #NobelPeacePrize #Burma www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU2U...

Kim Aris On the Campaign to Free Aung San Suu Kyi

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Weekend Listening: My latest podcast is with the Filipina journalist Eunice Barbara Novio who has covers organized crime in Myanmar. @inquirerdotnet #inquirerdotnet #InquirerPlus #ScamReadyASEAN #myanmar #CyberSlavery www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZOM...

POGOs and Online Scams, From the Philippines to Myanmar

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Mark S. Cogan @markscogan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A United Nations fact-finding mission report revealed that civilians in #Iran are caught between state #repression and international conflict. Investigators found evidence of #torture, and arbitrary detentions during anti-government #protests. youtube.com/shorts/GbE4n...

UN warns of ‘extreme’ repression facing Iranian civilians #Iran #UN

YouTube video by Asia Political Review

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I thoroughly enjoyed this podcast with Bertha Chan who heads Trust and Safety Global Engagements across the Asia-Pacific for Google. #Google #AI #Trust #APAC #lukehunt www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzjP...

A Matter of Trust: Google, Artificial Intelligence, and the Public Sphere

YouTube video by The Diplomat

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My latest podcast is with Pablo Berrutti, a financial advisor on climate change mitigation and it's all about El Nino. #ElNino #climatechange #ASEAN #australia www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkMp...

El Niño, Climate Catastrophe, and the Coming Financial Showdown

YouTube video by The Diplomat

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Dear all, Journalists at UCA News are writing up a fresh series marking today, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which began a 20 year conflict known as the Global War on Terror or as some people prefer to call it (including me) the 9/11 Wars. www.ucanews.com/series/asias...

Asia’s Christians and Muslims, 25 years after 9/11 – UCANews

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Mark S. Cogan @markscogan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On my YouTube channel: 6+ months into the #US-#Iran conflict, #Trump's goals have stalled, while military stockpiles run low. With a new "economic D-Day" strategy employed, why aren't things still not going his way? Look at #China & #Russia. youtu.be/6Co2qZ9lLqg

Why China & Russia as Iran Proxies Make U.S. Victory Unlikely

YouTube video by Asia Political Review

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is one of my favorite podcasts, ever. With Mohan Malik, who ranks among the world's greatest military strategists and is a friend and mentor of mine for almost three decades. #GWOT #DeakinUniversity #9/11 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGwd...

Mohan Malik on Trump, Asia, and the Legacy of the Global War on Terror

YouTube video by The Diplomat

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I met Tung Chee-Hwa on a couple of occasions and I liked him. He was always in a difficult position after the handover in 1997 but he did the best he could for the times. #hongkong hongkongfp.com/2026/09/09/t...

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first post-Handover leader, dies at 89

Former Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa has died at the age of 89.

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Mark S. Cogan @markscogan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I was pleased to talk with my friend @luke-hunt.bsky.social for this timely story on the Taliban’s “Forever War” with Pakistan for UCA News. Food for thought as we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11. www.ucanews.com/news/five-ye...

Five years after US exodus, Taliban’s ‘forever war’ haunts Afghans - UCA News

Afghanistan marks Taliban’s return with oppression of women, a rising death toll from its war with Pakistan and ICC arrest warrants

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My latest is on Afghanistan, five years after US-led forces left the country. www.ucanews.com/news/five-ye... #Afghanistan #Taliban #9/11

Five years after US exodus, Taliban’s ‘forever war’ haunts Afghans - UCA News

Afghanistan marks Taliban’s return with oppression of women, a rising death toll from its war with Pakistan and ICC arrest warrants

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Mark S. Cogan @markscogan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

On my YouTube channel, the #AsiaPoliticalReview, @luke-hunt.bsky.social joins me to talk about developing stories in #SoutheastAsia - #ElNino, #scamcenters, #Myanmar - and we spotlight some of the young journalists behind those headlines. youtu.be/tAdZmvWDOKA

What are the Stories to Watch for in Southeast Asia? #southeastasia #journalism

YouTube video by Asia Political Review

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This story is getting a lot of play: #Myanmar #Scams #UCAN www.ucanews.com/news/urgent-...

‘Urgent rescue required,’ says NGO as 13,670 held in Myanmar scam cluster- UCA News

Report documents Myanmar militias — BGF, KNA and DKBA — in control of networks

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Mark S. Cogan @markscogan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

In my latest YouTube episode, NYC-based journalist and media researcher Kourosh Ziabari explores the complex dynamic between #Iran's #IRGC & #IRIB, from state broadcast monopolies to shadow #media networks and declining public trust. Watch the full interview👇 youtu.be/T5KQfhZKGEw

How Iran's IRIB and IRGC Compete for Influence #Iran #IRIB #IRGC

YouTube video by Asia Political Review

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

My latest podcast is with Mark Cogan an American academic in Osaka and it’s all about the great divides within ASEAN; Myanmar, the Code of Conduct and the Cambodian-Thai frontier. @markscogan.bsky.social #ASEAN #Myanmar #Cambodia #Thailand #CoC #ASSK #ICJ #Genocide www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPzZ...

ASEAN Fractures Widen as Thailand Hosts Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing

YouTube video by The Diplomat

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

My latest podcast is with Mark Cogan an American academic in Osaka and it’s all about the great divides within ASEAN; Myanmar, the Code of Conduct and the Cambodian-Thai frontier. @markscogan.bsky.social #ASEAN #Myanmar #Cambodia #Thailand #CoC #ASSK #ICJ #Genocide www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPzZ...

ASEAN Fractures Widen as Thailand Hosts Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Mark S. Cogan @markscogan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

@luke-hunt.bsky.social is way cooler than me. I admit it, which made it even more fun joining him to talk about all things #ASEAN on @thediplomat.com "Beyond the Mekong" YouTube podcast. Do check it out. youtu.be/oPzZG6EZvJM?...

ASEAN Fractures Widen as Thailand Hosts Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Mark S. Cogan @markscogan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Check out @luke-hunt.bsky.social’s excellent The Diplomat podcast with Sean Turnell on the status of #Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi. Well worth the watch! youtu.be/8WlfVScYJyg?...

Where Is Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi? Her Colleague Speaks.

YouTube video by The Diplomat

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This podcast is with @SeanTurnell and it's about Aung San Suu Kyi’s meeting with the Red Cross. The economist who worked with and spent time in jail with Suu Kyi asks where is she now? #RedCross #ICRC #ASSK #AungSanSuuKyi #Myanmar #SeanTurnell #KimAris www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wlf...

Where Is Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi? Her Colleague Speaks.

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

My latest podcast with Ian Timberlake focuses on the UNODC report about scams, organized crime and US$14.1 billion stolen from across the region. It also rounds out a trio of interviews on this subject. #UNODC #UN #Thailand #ASEAN #Scams www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Dy...

Organized Crime in the Digital Age: A New Ecosystem

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My latest podcast is with Nathan Paul Southern, Operations Director of the Eyewitness Project and an investigative reporter specializing in transnational crime primarily in Cambodia and across Southeast Asia. #Cambodia #ScamAwareness #ASEAN #Crime www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-v1...

The State of Cambodia’s Online Scamming Industry: 2026 Check-in

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

My latest podcast is with the veteran human rights advocate Phil Robertson @Reaproy and it’s all about Thailand’s issues with transnational repression and its relations with Cambodia after last year’s border war. #Thailand #Cambodia #humanrights #ASEAN www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSPe...

Transnational Repression, Organized Crime, and Conflict in Southeast Asia

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Mark S. Cogan @markscogan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

New on my #Youtube channel: Can #Thailand join the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social while intimidating civil society groups? The #SLAPP lawsuit against iLaw raises serious red flags for Thailand’s 2028 accession, clashing with public integrity standards for developed democracies. youtu.be/QjstCcnj3Pk

Will Anutin's Lawsuit Undermine Thailand's Bid for the OECD? #Thailand #oecd

YouTube video by Asia Political Review

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

My latest podcast with Ian Timberlake focuses on the UNODC report about scams, organized crime and US$14.1 billion stolen from across the region. It also rounds out a trio of interviews on this subject. #UNODC #UN #Thailand #ASEAN #Scams www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Dy...

Organized Crime in the Digital Age: A New Ecosystem

YouTube video by The Diplomat

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

My latest podcast is with the veteran human rights advocate Phil Robertson @Reaproy and it’s all about Thailand’s issues with transnational repression and its relations with Cambodia after last year’s border war. #Thailand #Cambodia #humanrights #ASEAN www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSPe...

Transnational Repression, Organized Crime, and Conflict in Southeast Asia

YouTube video by The Diplomat

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My latest podcast is with Nathan Paul Southern, Operations Director of the Eyewitness Project and an investigative reporter specializing in transnational crime primarily in Cambodia and across Southeast Asia. #Cambodia #ScamAwareness #ASEAN #Crime www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-v1...

The State of Cambodia’s Online Scamming Industry: 2026 Check-in

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Mark S. Cogan @markscogan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

After a long break, I am back doing public commentary, again with @thediplomat.com, where I ponder an international response to #China's brutal new ethnic unity law. thediplomat.com/2026/07/whit...

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Whither an International Response to China’s Ethnic Unity Law?

The conventional tools previously used to penalize China for its rights abuses – sanctions, public pressure, condemnation, institutional mechanisms, and more – have all been blunted.

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My latest podcast is with Su Mon from ACLED. She updates us on the civil war in Myanmar and the proof of life campaign conducted by Kim Aris for his mother, Aung San Suu Kyi. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLrA... #ACLED #Myanmar #war #Burma #AungSanSuuKyi #ASSK #ProofofLife #KimAris

Analyzing the Human Toll of Myanmar’s Civil War

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Many thanks to Mark Cogan!

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Many thanks to Mark Cogan!

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My latest podcast is with Su Mon from ACLED. She updates us on the civil war in Myanmar and the proof of life campaign conducted by Kim Aris for his mother, Aung San Suu Kyi. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLrA... #ACLED #Myanmar #war #Burma #AungSanSuuKyi #ASSK #ProofofLife #KimAris

Analyzing the Human Toll of Myanmar’s Civil War

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 26/06/2026

West Papua’s Indigenous communities are using hundreds of red crosses as symbols of resistance against rainforest destruction, land-grabbing and militarised development – as Indonesian authorities try to suppress a documentary exposing the damage, Duncan Graham writes. #WestPapua #Indonesia

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West Papua’s red crosses are resisting rainforest destruction

West Papua’s Indigenous communities are using hundreds of red crosses as symbols of resistance against rainforest destruction, land-grabbing and militarised development, as Indonesian authorities try to suppress a documentary exposing the damage.

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

My latest is about the Vietnamese diaspora in Australia. www.ucanews.com/news/once-re... #Vietnam #Refugees #Australia #UCAN

Once refugees, now part of Australia’s story- UCA News

A moving exploration of how former refugees have successfully integrated into Australia's social fabric, transforming their lived experiences into an essential part of the nation's contemporary story.

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It's about to get hot! My latest: www.ucanews.com/news/a-forec... #elnino #asean #weather #globalwarming

A forecast supercharged El Niño prompts fear and loathing in East Asia- UCA News

Analysts say severe heat and little rainfall will be compounded by high energy costs stemming from the crisis in the Middle East

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It's about to get hot! My latest: www.ucanews.com/news/a-forec... #elnino #asean #weather #globalwarming

A forecast supercharged El Niño prompts fear and loathing in East Asia- UCA News

Analysts say severe heat and little rainfall will be compounded by high energy costs stemming from the crisis in the Middle East

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

For those who are interested in Southeast Asia and global affairs, do follow our podcasts: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Beyond the Mekong - YouTube

Delve into Southeast Asian geopolitics with The Diplomat's Luke Hunt and guests who know the region and the issues.

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My latest podcast is with the Welsh journalist Lorcan Lovett who has just returned from the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh and a tour of Myanmar where he has spent many years covering the civil war. #Rohingya #Bangladesh #Myanmar #war #refugees #ICJ #genocide www.youtube.com/watch?v=46EW...

A Welsh Reporter on Myanmar’s Frontlines

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Recently I had the privilege of speaking about 21st century journalism and working as a war correspondent, with Lorcan Lovett and Fergal Quinn at a seminar held by the University of Limerick. #war #media #UL #Myanmar #Cambodia #media @lorcanlovett.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Uh...

New Wars, New Challenges: Conflict journalism in the 21st century (With Luke Hunt and Lorcan Lovett)

YouTube video by Journalism at University of Limerick

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Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

My latest podcast for The Diplomat is with Scott Johnson, lawyer, filmmaker and advocate with Tribal Action Group which has covered inside Myanmar and its indigenous groups at great depth. #Myanmar #War #TribalActionGroup #BeyondtheMekong #Drones www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ooa...

Journalism and Fighting for Indigenous Rights in Myanmar

YouTube video by The Diplomat

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

My latest podcast for The Diplomat is with Scott Johnson, lawyer, filmmaker and advocate with Tribal Action Group which has covered inside Myanmar and its indigenous groups at great depth. #Myanmar #War #TribalActionGroup #BeyondtheMekong #Drones www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ooa...

Journalism and Fighting for Indigenous Rights in Myanmar

YouTube video by The Diplomat

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Recently I had the privilege of speaking about 21st century journalism and working as a war correspondent, with Lorcan Lovett and Fergal Quinn at a seminar held by the University of Limerick. #war #media #UL #Myanmar #Cambodia #media @lorcanlovett.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Uh...

New Wars, New Challenges: Conflict journalism in the 21st century (With Luke Hunt and Lorcan Lovett)

YouTube video by Journalism at University of Limerick

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Lorcan @lorcanlovett.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Great to join veteran war reporter @luke-hunt.bsky.social on Beyond the Mekong. Watch in full: www.youtube.com/watch?v=46EW... One hypothetical we discuss: what would happen if Aung San Suu Kyi could send a message to #Myanmar's people & that was to stop fighting? #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My latest podcast is with the Welsh journalist Lorcan Lovett who has just returned from the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh and a tour of Myanmar where he has spent many years covering the civil war. #Rohingya #Bangladesh #Myanmar #war #refugees #ICJ #genocide www.youtube.com/watch?v=46EW...

A Welsh Reporter on Myanmar’s Frontlines

YouTube video by The Diplomat

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Washington is upping the stakes on China, Cambodia and Burma over scam compounds and organized crime. Some old unheeded warnings in this report. www.ucanews.com/news/us-comm...

US committee: Indo-Pacific organized crime entering 'historic new phase'- UCA News

A US committee warns that transnational organized crime in the Indo-Pacific is entering a dangerous new phase, threatening regional stability.

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

My latest podcast is with Bart Edes, a distinguished fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, and it’s all about US President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping. #TrumpXiMeeting #TrumpXiSummit #TrumpXiASEAN #USIranWar #Oil www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppq3...

Trump and Xi: The Impact on Southeast Asia

YouTube video by The Diplomat

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13/05/2026

Maldives jails two journalists for reporting on president’s alleged affair aje.news/b6k2rj

Maldives jails two journalists for reporting on president’s alleged affair

Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

For those who are interested in Southeast Asia and global affairs, do follow our podcasts: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Beyond the Mekong - YouTube

Delve into Southeast Asian geopolitics with The Diplomat's Luke Hunt and guests who know the region and the issues.