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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 04, 2023
Thai Parliament Picks Veteran Politician as Speaker Ahead of PM Vote
By Sebastian Strangio

July 04, 2023
Vietnam Nixes ‘Barbie’ Release Over South China Sea Map
By Sebastian Strangio

July 03, 2023
Indonesian President Begins Three-Day State Visit to Australia
By Sebastian Strangio

July 03, 2023
Vietnam Calls for Tech Giants to Use AI to Remove ‘Anti-State’ Content
By Sebastian Strangio

July 01, 2023
Duncan McCargo on the Thai Opposition’s Big Win
By Sebastian Strangio

June 30, 2023
Thai Opposition Parties Settle Dispute Over House Speaker Role
By Sebastian Strangio

June 30, 2023
Cambodian PM’s Account Deactivated After Meta Oversight Board Ruling
By Sebastian Strangio

June 29, 2023
Meta Watchdog Calls for Suspension of Cambodian Leader’s Facebook Account
By Sebastian Strangio

June 29, 2023
Thai Court Acquits Protesters of Threatening Queen’s Motorcade
By Sebastian Strangio

June 28, 2023
Military Coup Has Inflicted ‘Permanent’ Damage on Myanmar, World Bank Says
By Sebastian Strangio

June 28, 2023
Dutch Court Rules in Malaysia’s Favor in Sulu Heirs Case
By Sebastian Strangio
