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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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August 28, 2024
Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin Charged With Sedition
By Sebastian Strangio
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August 28, 2024
Rakhine Armed Group Responsible for Rohingya Massacre, Rights Organization Says
By Sebastian Strangio
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August 27, 2024
Fugitive Philippine Mayor May Be Bound for Golden Triangle, Investigators Say
By Sebastian Strangio
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August 27, 2024
Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party Hit With New Legal Challenges
By Sebastian Strangio
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August 26, 2024
Indonesian Parliament and Election Body Agree to Uphold Court Rulings
By Sebastian Strangio
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August 26, 2024
Chinese, Philippine Vessels Collide For Second Time at Sabina Shoal
By Sebastian Strangio
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August 23, 2024
As Protests Rage, Indonesian Parliament Delays Controversial Election Law Changes
By Sebastian Strangio
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August 22, 2024
Lao, Chinese Officials Detain 771 in Raid on Golden Triangle Gambling Hub
By Sebastian Strangio
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August 22, 2024
Protests Loom After Indonesian Parliament ‘Subverts’ Court’s Election Law Ruling
By Sebastian Strangio
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August 21, 2024
Philippines’ Marcos Pledges to ‘Expose’ Those Responsible for Fugitive Mayor’s Escape
By Sebastian Strangio
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August 21, 2024
India, Malaysia Pledge to Deepen Economic and Security Ties
By Sebastian Strangio
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