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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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July 13, 2023

Thai FM Says He Met With Aung San Suu Kyi on Secret Myanmar Mission

By Sebastian Strangio
Don Pramudwinai reportedly described the secret meeting as a breakthrough. It is more accurate to view it as a setback.
July 12, 2023

Laos, Cambodia Urge US Not to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

By Sebastian Strangio
The two nations were heavily bombed by the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s, and remain seriously impacted by unexploded cluster bombs.

July 12, 2023

Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha Announces Retirement From Politics

By Sebastian Strangio
The former general steps down nine years after coming to power in the military coup of 2014.

July 11, 2023

Australian National Returns Home After Being Freed in Vietnam

By Sebastian Strangio
Chau Van Kham, a member of the banned pro-democracy group Viet Tan, was arrested during a trip to Vietnam in 2019.

July 11, 2023

ASEAN Meetings Open Under Shadow of Myanmar, Maritime Tensions

By Sebastian Strangio
This week’s string of regional meetings will also see the involvement of dialogue partners including China, Russia, and the United States.
July 10, 2023

Indonesia Claims Continued Myanmar Progress Ahead of Key ASEAN Meeting

By Sebastian Strangio
Jakarta’s attempts to implement the Five-Point Consensus are laudable, but unlikely to bring the two sides to the negotiating table.

July 10, 2023

MFP Leader Addresses Thai Rallies Ahead of Crucial PM Vote

By Sebastian Strangio
The party's leader Pita Limjaroenrat is hoping to put pressure on military-appointed senators to uphold the people's will.
July 07, 2023

Netherlands Announces Return of Cultural Objects to Indonesia

By Sebastian Strangio
The repatriation will include the “Lombok treasure,” a collection of 335 gold and silver items plundered by Dutch troops from the Indonesian island in 1894.

July 07, 2023

Thailand’s Prime Ministerial Vote Set for July 13

By Sebastian Strangio
Nearly two months on from the general election in May, it is still unclear whether the victorious Move Forward Party will be able to form the country's next government.

July 05, 2023

Malaysia Sets Important State Polls for August 12

By Sebastian Strangio
The six state polls, especially those in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, shape as a crucial political test for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan coalition.

July 04, 2023

George Black on the Toxic Afterlife of the US War in Vietnam

By Sebastian Strangio
The veteran writer talks about the "small group of thoughtful, committed citizens” that helped publicize the horrific legacies of the war – and foster reconciliation between two former enemies.
July 05, 2023

Cambodia Bars Members of Meta’s Oversight Board From Entering the Country

By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement followed Meta's decision to suspend Prime Minister Hun Sen's Facebook account for breaches of its policies on violence and incitement.

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