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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.

June 16, 2023
Indonesian Court Throws Out Bid to Change Electoral System
By Sebastian Strangio

June 16, 2023
A Third of Domestic Workers In Malaysia Face Forced Labor Conditions, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio

June 15, 2023
Indonesia Confirms Purchase of Secondhand Jet Fighters From Qatar
By Sebastian Strangio

June 15, 2023
Chinese Naval Vessel Begins ‘Goodwill’ Visit to Philippines
By Sebastian Strangio

June 14, 2023
Myanmar Military Restricts Access to Areas Hit by Cyclone Mocha
By Sebastian Strangio

June 14, 2023
Malaysia Seeking Interpol’s Assistance to Investigate Comedian
By Sebastian Strangio

June 13, 2023
Indonesian Court to Rule on Petition Seeking Change to Electoral System
By Sebastian Strangio

June 13, 2023
Thailand’s Election Body Opens Investigation Into Move Forward Leader
By Sebastian Strangio

June 09, 2023
Fears About Migrant Workers in Thailand Unfounded, Cambodian PM Admits
By Sebastian Strangio

June 09, 2023
Indonesia, Malaysia Sign Border Agreements, Pledge Joint Action on Palm Oil
By Sebastian Strangio

June 08, 2023
Leader of Thailand’s Move Forward Party Says He Disposed of Controversial Media Shares
By Sebastian Strangio
