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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.

July 25, 2023
Prabowo Gains Ground Ahead of Indonesia’s Presidential Election
By Sebastian Strangio

July 25, 2023
In State of Union Speech, Marcos Pledges to Defend Philippine Territory
By Sebastian Strangio

July 24, 2023
US Announces Visa Bans, Aid ‘Pause’ After Flawed Cambodian Election
By Sebastian Strangio

July 24, 2023
Move Forward Supporters Gather in Bangkok to Protest Obstructed PM Bid
By Sebastian Strangio

July 21, 2023
Pita’s Prime Ministerial Bid Has Ended. What’s Next For Thai Politics?
By Sebastian Strangio

July 20, 2023
Vietnam Proposes to ‘Turn Off’ Internet For Law-breakers
By Sebastian Strangio

July 20, 2023
Malaysia Announces Investigation Into Disappearance of Myanmar Activist
By Sebastian Strangio

July 19, 2023
ICC Rejects Philippines’ Final Appeal Against ‘Drug War’ Investigation
By Sebastian Strangio

July 19, 2023
Cambodian Government Intensifies Repression Ahead of National Vote
By Sebastian Strangio

July 18, 2023
Thai Parliament Readies for Second Prime Ministerial Vote
By Sebastian Strangio

July 18, 2023
Singaporean Parliamentary Speaker and MP Resign Over ‘Inappropriate’ Affair
By Sebastian Strangio
