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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.

February 24, 2023
Nine Southeast Asian States Vote to Condemn Russian War on Ukraine
By Sebastian Strangio

February 23, 2023
China, ASEAN to ‘Accelerate Consultations’ on South China Sea Code
By Sebastian Strangio

February 23, 2023
Despite Opposition, Philippines Ratifies RCEP Trade Agreement
By Sebastian Strangio

February 22, 2023
EU Imposes Sixth Round of Sanctions Against Military-Ruled Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio

February 22, 2023
Thailand’s Prayut Says Parliament Will Be Dissolved in Early March
By Sebastian Strangio

February 21, 2023
Philippines, US in Talks for Joint Patrols in South China Sea: Official
By Sebastian Strangio

February 21, 2023
Prayut Closes the Gap in Preferred Choice for Thailand’s Next PM
By Sebastian Strangio

February 20, 2023
Thai PM Says He Has ‘Date in Mind’ For Dissolution of Parliament
By Sebastian Strangio

February 17, 2023
Sulu Sultanate Heirs Make Fresh Bid to Seize Petronas Assets
By Sebastian Strangio

February 17, 2023
Watchdog Group Adds Cambodia to Human Rights Watch List
By Sebastian Strangio

February 16, 2023
Indonesia, China Agree to Final Cost Overruns on High-Speed Rail Project
By Sebastian Strangio
