A Podcast with Lina Ferawaty

Published on Jul 14, 2019 by Luke Hunt

For almost 17 years, the survivors of the Bali bombings that hit Indonesia in 2002 – which heralded the rise of terrorism in a post September-11 environment in Southeast Asia – have had it tough. Carrying injuries that require constant medical care, they are often stigmatized even today. To help overcome their many issues, survivors want a peace park established on one of the bomb sites, opposite a memorial dedicated to those who died. Listen here. .

Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings

Published on May 5, 2019 by Luke Hunt

Luke Hunt examines Islamic militancy in the wake of the 2019 Easter bombings in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which claimed 269 lives. The story was initially published by La Croix and UCA News before syndication. Ever since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (IS) emerged as a ruthless, rampaging force to be reckoned with more than five years ago, the question that has haunted intelligence circles has been: If home is an option for foreign jihadists, what will they do if they return?IS has claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that left more than *250 people dead and hundreds more wounded, confirming what many had feared.IS, al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, and affiliates such as Jemaah....

University of Madras

Published on Dec 6, 2018 by Luke Hunt

In late 2018 Luke Hunt travelled to India where he addressed the University of Madras and the Women's Christian College in Chennai. The topic: Journalism from the Frontlines..

War in Another Century

Published on May 12, 2016 by Luke Hunt

A photo essay from wars and conflicts shot by journalist Luke Hunt and produced by Craig Skehan. Hunt's work mainly covers the latter part of the 20th and early 21st century. Click here to view on YouTube..

China’s aggression Splits Obama from Top Navy Advisers

Published on Apr 19, 2016 by Luke Hunt

Escalating tensions over China’s aggressive territorial claims in the South China Sea are casting a heavy pall over major international naval exercises underway in the Pacific, exposing what some analysts say is a growing rift between President Obama and his top naval advisers over how to repulse Beijing’s provocations in one of the world’s busiest sea lanes.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Washington Times .