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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
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June 19, 2024

China and the Philippines Inch Closer to Conflict in the South China Sea

By Sebastian Strangio
After eight Philippine marines were injured in a melee with Chinese forces this week, some are questioning the response of Manila's foreign allies.
June 19, 2024

Thai Courts Set Next Hearing Dates in High-Profile Legal Cases

By Sebastian Strangio
The three cases could end with the removal of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office and the dissolution of the country's most popular party.

June 18, 2024

Former Thai PM Thaksin Formally Charged With Royal Defamation

By Sebastian Strangio
The case against the 74-year-old suggests that there are limits to the political compact that allowed his return from self-exile last year.

June 18, 2024

US Government Criticizes Vietnam’s Decision to Host Russia’s Putin

By Sebastian Strangio
The Russian leader will visit the country on June 19-20, just days after the conclusion of an international peace conference on Ukraine.

June 17, 2024

Philippine DOH Wants Answers on US ‘Anti-Vax’ Influence Campaign

By Sebastian Strangio
According to a Reuters investigation, the Pentagon used social media accounts to sow doubt about China's Sinovac vaccine.
June 17, 2024

Myanmar Armed Group Calls for Evacuation as It Approaches Border Town

By Sebastian Strangio
The Arakan Army has called for the mostly Rohingya residents of Maungdaw to leave, a month after it was accused of mass arson attacks in a neighboring township.

June 14, 2024

Exiled Montagnard Activist in Thailand at Risk of Deportation to Vietnam, Rights Groups Say

By Sebastian Strangio
Y Quynh Bdap was arrested in Thailand earlier this week in connection with last year's attack on government offices in Vietnam's Central Highlands.
June 14, 2024

Russia’s Putin Set to Visit Vietnam Next Week, Reports Claim

By Sebastian Strangio
The Russian leader is scheduled to make a short trip to the country on June 19-20, alongside a visit to North Korea.

June 13, 2024

Indonesia’s Prabowo Meets With US Secretary of State Over Gaza

By Sebastian Strangio
Incoming leader Prabowo Subianto seems set to play a more active international role than the current president.

June 13, 2024

Myanmar Growth to Remain Stagnant As Conflict, Displacement Spreads

By Sebastian Strangio
The World Bank predicts the country's economy to grow by 1 percent this fiscal year, but even that seems optimistic in the current circumstances.

June 12, 2024

Will Thailand’s Continued Political Instability Hamstring Its Economic Recovery?

By Sebastian Strangio
Three high-profile political court cases threaten to push the country into a new cycle of domestic political conflict.
June 12, 2024

Vietnam on Record Pace for Spratly Island Construction in 2024, Report Says

By Sebastian Strangio
Over the past six months, the country has reclaimed almost as much new land as it did in the previous two years combined, closing the gap with China's "island fortresses."

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