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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.

September 27, 2023
Thai Protest Leader Sentenced to 4 Years Prison for Royal Defamation
By Sebastian Strangio

September 26, 2023
Son of Indonesian President Takes Helm of Youth-Oriented Political Party
By Sebastian Strangio

September 26, 2023
Philippines Says It Removed ‘Floating Barrier’ From Disputed Shoal
By Sebastian Strangio

September 25, 2023
Philippines Protests China’s Installation of Submerged Barrier at Disputed Shoal
By Sebastian Strangio

September 22, 2023
Cambodian Opposition Activist Imprisoned For Passing Fraudulent Checks
By Sebastian Strangio

September 21, 2023
Thai Court Bans Progressive Politician From Political Office for Life
By Sebastian Strangio

September 20, 2023
Vietnam Dissidents to Relocate to US Under Biden Administration Deal, Report Says
By Sebastian Strangio

September 19, 2023
Cambodia’s Hun Sen: The Tiger That Rules the Mountain
By Sebastian Strangio

September 19, 2023
ASEAN Kicks off Joint Military Exercise Near Batam Island
By Sebastian Strangio

September 19, 2023
Cambodian Ministry Threatens Independent Media Outlet With Closure
By Sebastian Strangio

September 18, 2023
109 Telecom Fraud Suspects Deported From Myanmar To China
By Sebastian Strangio
