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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.

December 22, 2023
Thailand Takes Another Step Toward Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
By Sebastian Strangio

December 22, 2023
China, America, and Vietnam’s Diplomatic Blitz in 2023
By Sebastian Strangio

December 21, 2023
Philippines Again Calls Out China Over South China Sea Clashes
By Sebastian Strangio

December 21, 2023
Malaysia Bars Israeli Cargo Vessels From Its Ports Over Gaza Conflict
By Sebastian Strangio

December 20, 2023
Myanmar Resistance Forces Seize Another China Border Crossing
By Sebastian Strangio

December 19, 2023
Matthew Smith on the Struggle for Accountability in Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio

December 19, 2023
ASEAN, Japan Pledge to Boost Maritime Security Cooperation
By Sebastian Strangio

December 19, 2023
Residents in Western Indonesia Protest Mounting Rohingya Refugee Arrivals
By Sebastian Strangio

December 18, 2023
Myanmar Ethnic Alliance Continues Gains, Despite China-Brokered Ceasefire
By Sebastian Strangio

December 18, 2023
Japan, Malaysia Announce Diplomatic Upgrade, Enhanced Security Cooperation
By Sebastian Strangio

December 15, 2023
Thai Senator Indicted On Drug, Money Laundering Charges
By Sebastian Strangio
