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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.
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May 30, 2023
Myanmar Junta Sentenced Journalist to 10 Years in Prison
By Sebastian Strangio

May 30, 2023
Malaysia Detains Chinese Ship on Suspicion of Looting British WWII Wrecks
By Sebastian Strangio

May 29, 2023
Thailand Clocks 1 Millionth Visitor From China Since January
By Sebastian Strangio

May 29, 2023
Papuan Separatists Threaten to Execute New Zealand Pilot
By Sebastian Strangio

May 26, 2023
Cambodia’s Largest Opposition Party Officially Ruled out of July Election
By Sebastian Strangio

May 26, 2023
Vietnam Noodle Vendor Jailed For Mocking Security Minister
By Sebastian Strangio

May 24, 2023
How Thailand’s Myanmar Policy Could Change Under Move Forward
By Sebastian Strangio

May 24, 2023
Malaysian Authorities Seize ‘Pride’ Watches in Raids on Swatch Outlets
By Sebastian Strangio

May 23, 2023
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Accuses Western Diplomats of Supporting Opposition
By Sebastian Strangio

May 23, 2023
Amitav Acharya on the Tragedy of Modern Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio

May 23, 2023
Thai Opposition Coalition Unveils 23-Point Policy Platform
By Sebastian Strangio
