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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.

April 08, 2024
Myanmar Rebels on Verge of Seizing Key Border Town, Group Claims
By Sebastian Strangio

April 05, 2024
Myanmar Resistance Forces Launch Drone Attack on Capital
By Sebastian Strangio

April 05, 2024
Former Malaysian PM Seeks to Serve Remaining Prison Term Under House Arrest
By Sebastian Strangio

April 04, 2024
Thai Police to Investigate Deputy Chief Accused of Links to Online Gambling
By Sebastian Strangio

April 04, 2024
Thai Constitutional Court Accepts Petition Seeking Dissolution of MFP
By Sebastian Strangio

April 03, 2024
Is Southeast Asia Really Turning Toward China?
By Sebastian Strangio

April 03, 2024
Prabowo Pledges Closer Ties With Japan Following China Visit
By Sebastian Strangio

April 02, 2024
Third Malaysian Mini-Mart Attacked Over ‘Allah Socks’ Scandal
By Sebastian Strangio

April 02, 2024
Enze Han on China’s Multifarious Presence in Southeast Asia
By Sebastian Strangio

April 02, 2024
Philippines to Hold Joint Maritime Patrols With US, Japan
By Sebastian Strangio

March 28, 2024
China Infrastructure Pledges Falling Short in Southeast Asia, Report Claims
By Sebastian Strangio
