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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.

April 20, 2023
Indonesia Confirms 3 More Troops Killed in Papua Ambush
By Sebastian Strangio

April 19, 2023
Thai Opposition Parties Tracking Well Ahead of General Election
By Sebastian Strangio

April 19, 2023
Former Philippine Foreign Secretary Del Rosario Dies, Aged 83
By Sebastian Strangio

April 18, 2023
Myanmar Junta Releases 3,000 Prisoners in New Year Amnesty
By Sebastian Strangio

April 18, 2023
Vietnamese Blogger Reportedly Kidnapped in Bangkok
By Sebastian Strangio

April 17, 2023
German Chancellor Pledges Progress on EU-Indonesia FTA
By Sebastian Strangio

April 17, 2023
Papuan Separatists Ambush Indonesian Forces Searching for Kidnapped Pilot
By Sebastian Strangio

April 14, 2023
Blinken Bound for Vietnam as US Pushes for Upgrade in Relations
By Sebastian Strangio

April 14, 2023
Laos-China Railway Launches Crossborder Passenger Service
By Sebastian Strangio

April 13, 2023
ASEAN Chair Indonesia Condemns Deadly Myanmar Air Strike
By Sebastian Strangio

April 13, 2023
Indonesian Court Overturns Controversial Ruling Delaying 2024 Election
By Sebastian Strangio
