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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.
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October 31, 2023
Hydropower Dams Threaten Crucial Mekong Supply Chains, WWF Says
By Sebastian Strangio

October 31, 2023
Indonesian Presidential Candidates Call on President to Remain Neutral
By Sebastian Strangio

October 30, 2023
Former Myanmar Information Minister Arrested Over Social Media Posts
By Sebastian Strangio

October 30, 2023
Myanmar Ethnic Armies Launch Major Offensive in Shan State
By Sebastian Strangio

October 27, 2023
Philippines Drops Chinese Funding For Three Railway Projects
By Sebastian Strangio

October 27, 2023
Malaysia to Probe Social Media Firms For ‘Blocking’ Pro-Palestine Content
By Sebastian Strangio

October 26, 2023
Philippines to Take Multilateral Approach to South China Sea Tensions
By Sebastian Strangio

October 26, 2023
Victims of Myanmar Junta File War Crimes Charges in Philippine Court
By Sebastian Strangio

October 25, 2023
Malaysian PM Leads Large Pro-Palestine Rally in Kuala Kumpur
By Sebastian Strangio

October 25, 2023
Indonesia’s Constitutional Court to Investigate Ethics Complaints Regarding Election Ruling
By Sebastian Strangio

October 24, 2023
Thailand Will Replace Chinese Sub With Frigate, Defense Minister Says
By Sebastian Strangio
