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Sebastian Strangio

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.

Posts by Sebastian Strangio
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March 15, 2023

Indonesian Parliament Vows to Resolve Contentious Election Ruling

By Sebastian Strangio
Earlier this month, a district court ordered election authorities to suspend their preparation for next year's polls.
March 14, 2023

China Warns Philippines Over US Access to Military Bases

By Sebastian Strangio
The Chinese embassy in Manila said that the expansion of EDCA "will seriously harm Philippine national interests and endanger regional peace and stability."

March 14, 2023

Ex-Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Hit With Seventh Graft Charge

By Sebastian Strangio
The besieged leader has described the charges as a form of “organized political persecution” designed to hobble his party at state elections later this year.

March 10, 2023

Indonesia Unveils Incentives For Investors in New Capital City

By Sebastian Strangio
Whether the $34 billion Nusantara project succeeds depends on whether the government can attract sufficient foreign investment.

March 10, 2023

Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin Charged With Corruption

By Sebastian Strangio
The case is likely to raise the political temperature ahead of a string of important state elections later this year.
March 09, 2023

Inflation Continues Its Steady Upward Rise in Laos

By Sebastian Strangio
Rising tourism arrivals could offer some economic relief, though the government faces a number of complex structural challenges.

March 09, 2023

UN Says It Needs $876 Million for Rohingya Refugee Crisis

By Sebastian Strangio
The request comes after the World Food Program was forced to cut its food aid to the refugee camps in Bangladesh due to funding shortfalls.
March 08, 2023

Thai Man Imprisoned For Selling ‘Yellow Duck’ Calendars

By Sebastian Strangio
The cartoon images of the duck, a symbol of the country's pro-democracy movement, were said to mock the Thai king.

March 08, 2023

Indonesia Announces Subsidies to Boost EV Uptake

By Sebastian Strangio
President Joko Widodo is hoping to transform Indonesia into a leading manufacturer of batteries and electric vehicles.

March 07, 2023

More Grim Tidings From Myanmar

By Sebastian Strangio
A report from the U.N. Human Rights Office claims that conflict has affected 80 percent of the country's 330 townships over the past two years.

March 07, 2023

Philippine Jeepney, Bus Drivers Begin Week-Long Transport Strike

By Sebastian Strangio
Transport groups oppose a government modernization plan that they say could threaten the country's iconic jeepney.
March 06, 2023

Malaysian Court Acquits Former PM Najib in 1MDB Audit Case

By Sebastian Strangio
The High Court ruling would appear to undermine the claim of the former leader's supporters that the cases against him are politically motivated.

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