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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 06, 2023
ASEAN Tweaks Its Approach Toward Military-Ruled Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio

September 06, 2023
Thailand’s New Government Takes Office After Being Sworn-in
By Sebastian Strangio

September 05, 2023
The Post-Coup Rise of Myanmar’s Ta’ang National Liberation Army
By Sebastian Strangio

September 05, 2023
Malaysian Court Dismisses 47 Corruption Charges Against Key Anwar Ally
By Sebastian Strangio

September 04, 2023
Indonesia’s Anies Baswedan Picks Head of Islamic Party as Presidential Running Mate
By Sebastian Strangio

September 04, 2023
ASEAN Meetings to Open Amid Growing South China Sea Tensions
By Sebastian Strangio

September 01, 2023
Philippines to Cease Sending Cadets to China Over South China Sea Frictions
By Sebastian Strangio

September 01, 2023
Vietnam Joins ASEAN Neighbors in Denouncing Chinese Map
By Sebastian Strangio

August 31, 2023
Thaksin Preparing to Apply for Royal Pardon, Lawyer Says
By Sebastian Strangio

August 31, 2023
Indonesia, US Open Military Drills Amid South China Sea Tension
By Sebastian Strangio

August 30, 2023
Hundreds of Thousands Trafficked into Southeast Asian Scam Centers, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio
