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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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October 15, 2024

Prabowo to Reappoint Sri Mulyani as Indonesia’s Finance Minister

By Sebastian Strangio
The former World Bank director will become the first person to hold the finance portfolio under three presidential administrations.
October 14, 2024

Philippine Police Arrest Online Scamming ‘Kingpin’ in Luzon

By Sebastian Strangio
Police allege that Chinese national Lin Xunhan, 33, has organized online fraud operations in several parts of the country.

October 14, 2024

Indonesia Asks Apple, Google to Block Chinese E-Commerce App Temu

By Sebastian Strangio
The country's communications minister says that the app's "factory-to-consumer" model threatens to undermine millions of small businesses.

October 11, 2024

At ASEAN Meeting, US Condemns Chinese Actions in South China Sea

By Sebastian Strangio
Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comments came after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on China and ASEAN to revive negotiations over a Code of Conduct.

October 11, 2024

ASEAN Again Urges End to Myanmar Conflict, but Struggles For Way Forward

By Sebastian Strangio
A wide gap continues to separate the bloc's Five-Point Consensus peace plan with the aims and perceptions of Myanmar's primary belligerents.
October 09, 2024

Philippine President Signs Bill to Stimulate Domestic Defense Industry

By Sebastian Strangio
The Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act aims to support the country's military modernization drive by increasing its domestic manufacturing capacity.

October 09, 2024

Detained Filipino Preacher Registers to Run in 2025 Senate Election

By Sebastian Strangio
Apollo Quiboloy faces a raft of charges, including sex trafficking and child abuse, in both the Philippines and the United States.
October 08, 2024

Ahead of Summit, ASEAN Again Prepares to Grapple with Myanmar Conundrum

By Sebastian Strangio
The past year has seen significant changes in the dynamics of the country's conflict. Will ASEAN's approach shift accordingly?

October 08, 2024

Vietnam, France Announce Establishment of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

By Sebastian Strangio
France has become the eighth nation, and the fifth in the past two years, to rise to the top of Hanoi's diplomatic hierarchy.

October 04, 2024

Philippines Says It Is ‘Monitoring’ Media Reports of Covert Foreign Ops

By Sebastian Strangio
A new Al Jazeera documentary advances claims that Alice Guo, a former Philippine mayor, worked as a spy for the Chinese government.

October 04, 2024

Indonesia, Malaysia Welcome Proposed Delay to EU Deforestation Regulation

By Sebastian Strangio
The two nations have lobbied against Brussels' law, which would have increased scrutiny of their palm oil exports to European countries.
October 03, 2024

Former Singaporean Transport Minister Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison

By Sebastian Strangio
S Iswaran pleaded guilty to accepting more than S$400,000 in valuable gifts from businessmen who had dealings with the government.

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