The Diplomat | Author

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.

April 18, 2024
Apple Considering Opening a Factory in Indonesia, CEO Says
By Sebastian Strangio

April 17, 2024
Who Is Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s Next Prime Minister?
By Sebastian Strangio

April 17, 2024
Myanmar Junta Moves Aung San Suu Kyi to House Arrest
By Sebastian Strangio

April 12, 2024
$1.7 Billion Cambodian Canal Project Draws Increasing Scrutiny
By Sebastian Strangio

April 12, 2024
Vietnamese Court Sentences Property Tycoon to Death in Giant Fraud Case
By Sebastian Strangio

April 11, 2024
Philippine President Denies Secret Agreement On South China Sea
By Sebastian Strangio

April 11, 2024
Ethnic Karen Rebels Complete Capture of Strategic Myanmar Border Crossing
By Sebastian Strangio

April 10, 2024
Malaysia Orders Meta, TikTok to Formulate Plan for ‘Harmful’ Content
By Sebastian Strangio

April 10, 2024
Thailand Ready to Accept 100,000 Refugees, Foreign Minister Says
By Sebastian Strangio

April 09, 2024
Malaysian Firm Removes Shoes From Sale Over Religious Complaints
By Sebastian Strangio

April 09, 2024
Thailand Confirms Myanmar Military Evacuation Flight Request After Latest Resistance Gains
By Sebastian Strangio
