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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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August 10, 2023

Joint South China Sea Patrols Could Begin in 2023, Philippine Official Says

By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement comes at a time of increased Chinese assertiveness in disputed waters.
August 09, 2023

US President Biden Says He Will Visit Vietnam ‘Shortly’

By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement raises the likelihood that the two countries are getting ready to announce a major upgrade in their diplomatic relationship.

August 09, 2023

Malaysia Readies for State Polls That Will Test PM Anwar

By Sebastian Strangio
Ahead of the August 12 elections, the country remains highly politically polarized along ethnic lines.

August 09, 2023

Indonesia Delays Launch of China-backed High-Speed Railway

By Sebastian Strangio
The soft launch of the railway, Southeast Asia's first high-speed line, has been pushed back from August 18 until early September.

August 08, 2023

Philippines Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Water Cannon Incident

By Sebastian Strangio
This is the second time this year that Huang has been summoned following stand-offs in the vicinity of Second Thomas Shoal.
August 08, 2023

Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai Agree to Form Thailand’s Next Government

By Sebastian Strangio
The pact between the two parties, which came in second and third in May's general election, could spell an end to Thailand's protracted post-election deadlock.

August 07, 2023

Philippines Blasts China For ‘Dangerous Maneuvers’ Near Disputed Shoal

By Sebastian Strangio
The Philippine Coast Guard claims that a Chinese vessel used a high-powered water cannon in order to prevent the resupply of the Philippine forces stationed on Second Thomas Shoal.
August 07, 2023

Cambodia’s King Officially Appoints Hun Manet Prime Minister

By Sebastian Strangio
The 45-year-old son of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen will take office on August 22, pending a parliamentary vote of confidence.

August 04, 2023

Cambodia’s Hun Sen Says He Will Remain Power Behind the Throne

By Sebastian Strangio
The outgoing leader said that he may be obliged to retake the prime ministership in the event of instability or in-fighting.

August 04, 2023

Thai Political Deadlock to Drag on as Prime Ministerial Vote Delayed – Again

By Sebastian Strangio
The vote has been postponed until after the Constitutional Court rules on an appeal by the Move Forward Party against lawmakers’ decision to block its leader from being renominated as prime minister.

August 03, 2023

Move Forward Leaves Coalition Aiming to Form Thailand’s Next Government

By Sebastian Strangio
The split has had an air of inevitability, given the conservative opposition to the MFP's progressive policy agenda.
August 03, 2023

Indonesian School Head Charged With Blasphemy Over Unorthodox Teachings

By Sebastian Strangio
Panji Gumilang, 77, heads a school where women are allowed to preach and pray alongside men.

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