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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 03, 2023
Malaysian Court Refuses Former PM’s Bid For 1MDB Verdict Review
By Sebastian Strangio

April 03, 2023
What the Dissolution of the NLD Means For Myanmar’s Conflict
By Sebastian Strangio

March 28, 2023
Myanmar Military Chief Vows to Defeat Anti-Junta Resistance
By Sebastian Strangio

March 28, 2023
Vietnamese, Chinese Vessels in Close South China Sea Encounter
By Sebastian Strangio

March 27, 2023
US Imposes New Sanctions on Military-Ruled Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio

March 27, 2023
Thai PM Launches Election Campaign, Pledges ‘New Political Climate’
By Sebastian Strangio

March 24, 2023
Laos Takes Another Step Forward on Controversial Mekong Dam
By Sebastian Strangio

March 24, 2023
China, Philippines Open Bilateral ‘Consultative’ Talks in Manila
By Sebastian Strangio

March 23, 2023
Philippines’ Marcos Defends Closer Security Relations With Washington
By Sebastian Strangio

March 23, 2023
Indonesian Parliament Passes Emergency Jobs Regulation
By Sebastian Strangio

March 22, 2023
Cambodia Arrests Opposition Activists for Posts About Country’s King
By Sebastian Strangio
