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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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August 17, 2023
Philippine Foreign Secretary Calls for China to Reduce Tensions in South China Sea
By Sebastian Strangio

August 16, 2023
Myanmar to Relinquish ASEAN Chairmanship in 2026, Report Claims
By Sebastian Strangio

August 16, 2023
Thailand’s Move Forward Party Won’t Back Pheu Thai’s PM Bid
By Sebastian Strangio

August 15, 2023
Tesla to Invest in Indonesian Battery Manufacturing, Official Says
By Sebastian Strangio

August 15, 2023
Domestic Workers in Indonesia Call for Passage of Long-delayed Protection Bill
By Sebastian Strangio

August 14, 2023
Singapore Says It Will Hold Presidential Election on September 1
By Sebastian Strangio

August 14, 2023
China’s FM Wang Pledges Support for New Cambodian Leadership
By Sebastian Strangio

August 11, 2023
Malaysia Threatens Prison for Possession of LGBTQ-Themed Swatch Watches
By Sebastian Strangio

August 11, 2023
Cambodia Unveils Youthful New Cabinet Ahead of Power Transition
By Sebastian Strangio

August 10, 2023
Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party Welcomes New Parties Into Potential Governing Coalition
By Sebastian Strangio

August 10, 2023
Joint South China Sea Patrols Could Begin in 2023, Philippine Official Says
By Sebastian Strangio
