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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 03, 2025
Is China’s DeepSeek Using Smuggled AI Chips From Singapore?
By Sebastian Strangio

February 03, 2025
Myanmar’s Military Junta Extends State of Emergency For Seventh Time
By Sebastian Strangio

January 31, 2025
Boat Carrying More Than 70 Rohingya Lands in Indonesia’s Aceh Region
By Sebastian Strangio

January 31, 2025
Five Thai Hostages Released in Israel-Hamas Prisoner Exchange
By Sebastian Strangio

January 30, 2025
Trump’s Aid Suspension Wreaks Havoc on Thailand-Myanmar Border
By Sebastian Strangio

January 30, 2025
Thai High-Speed Rail Project Set For Completion in 2030, Government Says
By Sebastian Strangio

January 29, 2025
Philippine Troops to Train With US Missile System Next Month, Army Says
By Sebastian Strangio

January 29, 2025
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn to Visit China Next Week
By Sebastian Strangio

January 28, 2025
China Detains Suspected ‘Major’ Trafficking Suspect With Thai Assistance
By Sebastian Strangio

January 28, 2025
Cambodia’s Proposed Atrocity Denial Law Will Stifle Historical Debate
By Sebastian Strangio

January 24, 2025
Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Wed as Thailand’s Marriage Equality Bill Comes Into Effect
By Sebastian Strangio
