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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.

November 09, 2023
Former Indonesian Communications Minister Imprisoned for Accepting Bribes
By Sebastian Strangio

November 09, 2023
Intel Backs Out of Planned Vietnam Chip Expansion, Report Claims
By Sebastian Strangio

November 08, 2023
Malaysia Says It Won’t Recognize Unilateral Sanctions on Supporters of Hamas
By Sebastian Strangio

November 08, 2023
Indonesian Chief Justice Dismissed for ‘Serious’ Ethics Violation
By Sebastian Strangio

November 07, 2023
Singapore Restricts Display of National Emblems Relating to Israel-Hamas War
By Sebastian Strangio

November 07, 2023
Chinese Official Calls on Myanmar Junta to Cooperate on Border Stability
By Sebastian Strangio

November 03, 2023
Toll of Displaced Surges as Fighting Continues in Myanmar’s Shan State
By Sebastian Strangio

November 03, 2023
Philippines Again Accuses China of Intruding Into Its Portion of the South China Sea
By Sebastian Strangio

November 02, 2023
Thailand Announces Reduced Subsidies for EVs as Sales Boom
By Sebastian Strangio

November 02, 2023
US Has Pressured Malaysia to Shift Stance on Hamas, Anwar Says
By Sebastian Strangio

November 01, 2023
Chinese Public Security Minister Visits Myanmar Amid Northern Fighting
By Sebastian Strangio
