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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.
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November 14, 2024
Indonesian President Vows to Defend Sovereignty in South China Sea
By Sebastian Strangio

November 13, 2024
Former Malaysian Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin Dies at Age 86
By Sebastian Strangio

November 13, 2024
Indonesia’s Prabowo Meets With President Biden on US Trip
By Sebastian Strangio

November 12, 2024
China Declares Baselines Around Disputed South China Sea Shoal
By Sebastian Strangio

November 12, 2024
Did Indonesia Just Capitulate to China on the South China Sea?
By Sebastian Strangio

November 11, 2024
Thai Economists Warn of Political Interference in Central Bank Selection
By Sebastian Strangio

November 11, 2024
Philippines’ Marcos Signs Laws Aimed at Strengthening Maritime Claims
By Sebastian Strangio

November 08, 2024
Famine Imminent in Myanmar’s Rakhine State as Economy Collapses, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio

November 08, 2024
Thai PM Paetongtarn Meets Myanmar’s Junta Chief in Kunming
By Sebastian Strangio

November 06, 2024
Growth in Southeast Asia’s Digital Economy Slows Slightly in 2024
By Sebastian Strangio

November 06, 2024
Myanmar Junta Chief Embarks on First China Visit Since Coup
By Sebastian Strangio
