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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.

February 19, 2025
Philippines Accuses Chinese Navy of ‘Aggressive’ Actions Over Disputed Shoal
By Sebastian Strangio

February 18, 2025
Philippine Police General Files Complaint Against Ex-President for Threatening ‘Joke’
By Sebastian Strangio

February 18, 2025
Singaporean Court Convicts Opposition Leader of Lying to Parliamentary Committee
By Sebastian Strangio

February 17, 2025
Argentinian Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Myanmar Officials Over Rohingya Atrocities
By Sebastian Strangio

February 17, 2025
Thai Court Opens Hearing Into Petition to Free Detained Uyghurs
By Sebastian Strangio

February 14, 2025
Malaysia Will Amend Law on Public Protests, Prime Minister Says
By Sebastian Strangio

February 14, 2025
Thai Army Repatriates Around 260 Scam Victims From Eastern Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio

February 13, 2025
Philippines Seeks to Fulfill Submarine ‘Dream’ as Part of Modernization Plan
By Sebastian Strangio

February 13, 2025
Apple Considering iPhone Manufacturing Facilities in Indonesia: Report
By Sebastian Strangio

February 12, 2025
Thailand Promises Further Measures Against Scam Operations in Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio

February 12, 2025
Thai PM Calls For Study Into Effects of Trump Trade Policy
By Sebastian Strangio
