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.

December 14, 2023
Myanmar Ethnic Alliance ‘Reaffirms’ Goal of Overthrowing Military Junta
By Sebastian Strangio

December 14, 2023
Thai Parliamentarian Sentenced to 6 Years Imprisonment For Insulting King
By Sebastian Strangio

December 13, 2023
Myanmar Now the World’s Leading Producer of Opium, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio

December 13, 2023
Targeting the Economy, Malaysia’s PM Announces Cabinet Reshuffle
By Sebastian Strangio

December 12, 2023
Prabowo Subianto Opens Up Significant Lead in Latest Indonesian Polls
By Sebastian Strangio

December 12, 2023
Myanmar Military, Resistance Alliance Participate in China-Brokered Talks
By Sebastian Strangio

December 11, 2023
Philippine President Vows to Defend Territory After Latest Maritime Clash
By Sebastian Strangio

December 11, 2023
US, UK, Canada Sanctions Target Southeast Asian Scam Operations
By Sebastian Strangio

December 08, 2023
Indonesia Announces Visa Waivers In Order To Boost Tourism
By Sebastian Strangio

December 08, 2023
China’s Leader Xi Jinping to Visit Vietnam Next Week
By Sebastian Strangio

December 07, 2023
Thailand on Track to Meet Tourism Target for 2023, Government Says
By Sebastian Strangio
