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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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November 17, 2023

Hamas Will Release Thai Hostages When Ceasefire Declared, Officials Say

By Sebastian Strangio
A team of Muslim Thai officials have been in contact with the Palestinian militant Hamas since last month.
November 16, 2023

Myanmar Resistance Forces Close In On Key Northeastern Town

By Sebastian Strangio
The MNDAA says that it is close to capturing Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang region in Shan State, a hub of online gambling and cyber-fraud operations.

November 16, 2023

ASEAN Defense Ministers Call For Gaza Ceasefire, Myanmar Solution

By Sebastian Strangio
The calls came as the 17th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting convened in Jakarta, amid a host of pressing international crises.

November 15, 2023

Prabowo Subianto Widens Lead in Latest Indonesia Election Polls

By Sebastian Strangio
Do the results suggest significant public support for the defense minister's appointment of President Joko Widodo's son as his running-mate?

November 15, 2023

Malaysia Commutes First Batch of Death Sentences Under New Law

By Sebastian Strangio
The 11 inmates are the first of more than 1,000 that have applied for reviews since the abolition of the mandatory death sentence in July.
November 14, 2023

Indonesia’s Jokowi Urges Biden to ‘Do More’ to Halt Gaza Atrocities

By Sebastian Strangio
The Indonesian leader told his U.S. counterpart that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas “is a must for the sake of humanity.”

November 14, 2023

How an ‘Unlikely Prisoner’ Survived 650 Days in Myanmar’s Jails

By Sebastian Strangio
"The difference to the past," says economist Sean Turnell, "is that this junta does not seem to even pretend anymore that it has any sort of vision for Myanmar."
November 14, 2023

Prominent Duterte Critic Released on Bail in the Philippines

By Sebastian Strangio
Former Senator Leila De Lima has walked free on bail after nearly seven years in prison on charges that her supporters say were politically motivated.

November 13, 2023

Despite Criticisms, Thailand to Press Ahead With $13.8 Billion Stimulus Plan

By Sebastian Strangio
The plan, which will disperse 10,000-baht payments to 50 million Thais, has been come under fire from economists and the political opposition.

November 13, 2023

Chinese Authorities Issue Arrest Warrants for Criminal Kingpins in Myanmar’s Kokang Region

By Sebastian Strangio
The issuing of the warrants offer the surest sign yet of Beijing's tacit support for the resistance offensive against the junta-aligned force in Kokang.

November 10, 2023

Jokowi to Press Biden on Israel-Hamas War During White House Meeting

By Sebastian Strangio
The Indonesian leader, who will meet Joe Biden on Monday, says that he will press the U.S. president to bring the Israeli attacks on Gaza to an end.
November 10, 2023

Head of Malaysian Youth Party Found Guilt of Corruption

By Sebastian Strangio
The conviction comes two months after Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman pulled his party out of the ruling coalition due to graft concerns.

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