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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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September 06, 2023

ASEAN Tweaks Its Approach Toward Military-Ruled Myanmar

By Sebastian Strangio
The Southeast Asian bloc has taken a number of small but important steps forward in its handling of the country's crisis.
September 06, 2023

Thailand’s New Government Takes Office After Being Sworn-in

By Sebastian Strangio
As a product of political compromise, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's cabinet contains a number of familiar faces.

September 05, 2023

The Post-Coup Rise of Myanmar’s Ta’ang National Liberation Army

By Sebastian Strangio
Since the coup, the TNLA has become central to the fluid conflict dynamics of northern Shan State, according to a new report.

September 05, 2023

Malaysian Court Dismisses 47 Corruption Charges Against Key Anwar Ally

By Sebastian Strangio
The dismissal of the case against Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has again called into question Anwar's anti-corruption credentials.

September 04, 2023

Indonesia’s Anies Baswedan Picks Head of Islamic Party as Presidential Running Mate

By Sebastian Strangio
The former Jakarta governor has announced that he will team up with Muhaimin Iskandar of PKB, the country's largest Islamic party.
September 04, 2023

ASEAN Meetings to Open Amid Growing South China Sea Tensions

By Sebastian Strangio
The maritime and territorial disputes with China are once again at the top of the Southeast Asian bloc's agenda.

September 01, 2023

Philippines to Cease Sending Cadets to China Over South China Sea Frictions

By Sebastian Strangio
The move follows an incident last month in which a Chinese vessel forcibly prevented the resupply of Filipino forces on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal.
September 01, 2023

Vietnam Joins ASEAN Neighbors in Denouncing Chinese Map

By Sebastian Strangio
Beijing's “new standard” map depicts the country's maximalist claim over nearly the entire South China Sea.

August 31, 2023

Thaksin Preparing to Apply for Royal Pardon, Lawyer Says

By Sebastian Strangio
The former leader returned to Thailand in a blaze of publicity last week after more than 15 years in self-exile.

August 31, 2023

Indonesia, US Open Military Drills Amid South China Sea Tension

By Sebastian Strangio
The 2023 Super Garuda Shield exercise will involve 24 nations as participants or observers, including several for the first time.

August 30, 2023

Hundreds of Thousands Trafficked into Southeast Asian Scam Centers, UN Says

By Sebastian Strangio
Digital scam operations are generating billions of U.S. dollars in revenue each year, the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a new report.
August 30, 2023

Meta Rejects Recommendation to Suspend Former Cambodian PM From Facebook

By Sebastian Strangio
The case has been widely seen as a test for how the social media company deals with hate speech and incitement by prominent public figures.

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