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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.
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July 26, 2024
Indonesian FM Criticizes Myanmar Junta Over ASEAN Peace Plan
By Sebastian Strangio
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July 26, 2024
Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Capture of Major Military HQ in Shan State
By Sebastian Strangio
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July 25, 2024
Myanmar Resistance Group Claims Capture of Ruby-Mining Town
By Sebastian Strangio
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July 25, 2024
Thailand to Begin Enrollment for Massive Stimulus Program Next Month
By Sebastian Strangio
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July 24, 2024
Thailand Will Draft Bill to Regulate Cannabis, Minister Says
By Sebastian Strangio
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July 24, 2024
Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Named Acting President
By Sebastian Strangio
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July 23, 2024
Philippine President Announces Ban on Online Gambling Operations
By Sebastian Strangio
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July 23, 2024
Blinken Set to Visit 4 Southeast Asian Nations on Regional Tour
By Sebastian Strangio
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July 22, 2024
China, Philippines Reach ‘Provisional’ Deal Over Disputed Shoal
By Sebastian Strangio
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July 22, 2024
Myanmar Armed Groups Extend Ceasefire at China’s Urging
By Sebastian Strangio
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July 11, 2024
Indonesia’s Prabowo Plans to Increase Debt to Fund Spending Plans
By Sebastian Strangio
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