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Sebastian Strangio

Sebastian Strangio

Sebastian Strangio is Southeast Asia editor at The Diplomat. 

In 2008, he began his career as a reporter at The Phnom Penh Post in Cambodia, and has since traveled and reported extensively across the 10 nations of ASEAN. Sebastian’s writing has appeared in leading publications including Foreign Affairs, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The New York Times, The Diplomat, and Nikkei Asian Review, among many others. He is the author of “Hun Sen’s Cambodia” (Yale, 2014), a path-breaking examination of Cambodia since the fall of the Khmer Rouge, and “In the Dragon’s Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century (Yale, 2020). 

Alongside his journalistic work, Sebastian has also consulted for a wide variety of economic risk firms and non-government organizations, and is quoted frequently in the international media on political developments in Southeast Asia. Sebastian holds a B.A. and Master’s degree in international politics from The University of Melbourne. He currently lives in Adelaide.

You can get in touch with Sebastian via Twitter, Facebook, or email.

Posts by Sebastian Strangio
December 01, 2023

Cambodian PM Affirms Ban on Mekong Hydropower Projects

By Sebastian Strangio
Hun Manet also announced the official cancellation of the $1.5 billion, 700-megawatt coal power plant.

December 01, 2023

German Prosecutor Rejects Petition For Myanmar Criminal Probe

By Sebastian Strangio
The complaint, filed by the advocacy group Fortify Rights, requested an investigation into military atrocities committed since 2016.
November 30, 2023

Myanmar Court Sentences Former Minister to 10 Years Prison

By Sebastian Strangio
The arrest of the previously "untouchable" Ye Htut hints at internal struggles within the junta as it suffers continued battlefield reverses.

November 30, 2023

Indonesia’s Constitutional Court Rejects Challenge to Controversial Election Ruling

By Sebastian Strangio
The October 16 ruling opened up a path for President Joko Widodo's eldest son to take part in the presidential election in February.

November 29, 2023

Philippine Government, Communist Rebels Agree to Resume Peace Talks

By Sebastian Strangio
Both sides said they recognized “the need to unite as a nation” due to socioeconomic challenges and “the foreign threats facing the country."

November 29, 2023

Campaigning Begins for Indonesian Presidential Election

By Sebastian Strangio
An estimated 204 million are eligible to cast their votes when the country goes to the polls on February 14.
November 28, 2023

Vietnam, Japan Establish Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

By Sebastian Strangio
The upgrade supplements Vietnam's historic upgrade of relations with the United States in September.

November 28, 2023

Myanmar Resistance Alliance Claims Capture of Fourth China Border Gate

By Sebastian Strangio
The capture of the Kyin San Kyawt border gate came as the Chinese military launched live-fire drills along the two countries' border.

November 27, 2023

Indonesian Government Claims ‘Positive’ Progress in Myanmar Talks

By Sebastian Strangio
Despite some progress, serious negotiations remain a remote prospect as resistance groups make gains across the country.

November 27, 2023

Hamas Still Holding 15 Thai Nationals in Gaza, Bangkok Says

By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement came after 17 people were released over several days during the truce between Israel and Hamas.

November 24, 2023

UN Expert Calls For Regional Action on Rohingya Boat Arrivals

By Sebastian Strangio
Over the past 10 days, more than 1,000 Rohingya civilians have landed in western Indonesia after perilous ocean journeys from Bangladesh.
November 24, 2023

Vietnam Communist Party Chief Vows to Hasten Anti-Graft Campaign

By Sebastian Strangio
Nguyen Phu Thong's pledge came after last week's revelation of a gargantuan $12.5 billion financial scandal involving a Ho Chi Minh City-based real estate firm.

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