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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 02, 2023
The Theater of Public Contrition in Cambodian Politics
By Sebastian Strangio

May 02, 2023
Biden Hosts Philippine President Marcos, Hails ‘Ironclad’ Relations
By Sebastian Strangio

May 01, 2023
Thai Opposition Parties Hold Strong Lead in Pre-Election Polls
By Sebastian Strangio

May 01, 2023
US Warns China Against ‘Harassment’ of Philippine Vessels
By Sebastian Strangio

April 28, 2023
US Lifts Ban on Imports From Major Malaysian Glove Manufacturer
By Sebastian Strangio

April 28, 2023
Thailand’s Democrat Party Pledges to Legalize Sex Toys
By Sebastian Strangio

April 27, 2023
Thailand Signals Potential Compromise on Chinese Sub Deal
By Sebastian Strangio

April 27, 2023
Singapore, China to Kick Off Joint Military Exercises
By Sebastian Strangio

April 26, 2023
Singapore Executes Man Over Cannabis Trafficking Plot
By Sebastian Strangio

April 26, 2023
Philippines’ President Marcos Bound for Washington Next Week
By Sebastian Strangio

April 21, 2023
US Influence in Southeast Asia Waning, New Report Says
By Sebastian Strangio
