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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.

May 22, 2023
Key Thai Youth Activist Group Plans Senate Protest
By Sebastian Strangio

May 19, 2023
Vietnam Criticizes China, Philippines For South China Sea Activities
By Sebastian Strangio

May 18, 2023
Thailand’s Move Forward Party Confident of Forming Government, Leader Says
By Sebastian Strangio

May 18, 2023
Indonesian Communication Minister Arrested For Corruption
By Sebastian Strangio

May 17, 2023
Former Thai PM Thaksin Hails Move Forward Election Victory
By Sebastian Strangio

May 17, 2023
Malaysia Announces Plans To Decriminalize Minor Drug Offenses
By Sebastian Strangio

May 16, 2023
Cambodia’s Main Opposition Party Barred From July Election
By Sebastian Strangio

May 16, 2023
Thailand’s Move Forward Party Celebrates Election Win, Begins Coalition Talks
By Sebastian Strangio

May 15, 2023
ASEAN Continues to Move Slowly on the Myanmar Crisis
By Sebastian Strangio

May 15, 2023
Thailand’s Opposition Parties Score Resounding Election Victory
By Sebastian Strangio

May 10, 2023
Vietnam to Introduce Mandatory Identity Verification For Social Media Users
By Sebastian Strangio
