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Sebastian Strangio is a journalist and author focusing on Southeast Asia. Since 2008, his reporting from across the region has appeared in more than 30 leading publications in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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Paper tigers
Articles / Foreign Policy

Paper tigers

by Sebastian Strangio on Jan 21, 2012 • No Comments
Myanmar may be opening to democracy, but just how free is the country’s notoriously closed media?
Family Matters
Articles / Foreign Policy

Family Matters

by Sebastian Strangio on Jul 2, 2011 • No Comments
On Sunday, Thailand will elect a new prime minister who belongs to a very familiar, and deeply divisive, family.
Pyongyang Spring
Articles / Foreign Policy

Pyongyang Spring

by Sebastian Strangio on Jun 9, 2011 • No Comments
Could Kim Jong Il’s regime be the next autocratic government to fall? Don’t bet on it.
The Dhaka solution
Articles / Foreign Policy

The Dhaka solution

by Sebastian Strangio on Jun 8, 2010 • No Comments
While the rest of the world debates climate change, Bangladesh has started living the reality of a warmer, more volatile world.

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“Superbly well-informed, judicious and eloquent” — Pankaj Mishra, author

“A penetrating tour de force.” — Chas Freeman, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense

“Indispensable for understanding one of the most important and often most misinterpreted stories of our day.” — Thant Myint-U, historian

“A candid and sometimes harrowing inside-look at China’s rise in the region.” — Brian Eyler, Stimson Center

“Timely, deftly-researched, and provocative.” — Joshua Kurlantzick, Council on Foreign Relations

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"A richly detailed study that goes a long way toward explaining the contradictions, corruption and complexity of Cambodia" — Wall Street Journal

"Essential reading for anyone interested in Cambodia’s recent history." — South China Morning Post

"Mr Strangio has done much original reporting, peeling away the miracle narrative to reveal the bruised fruit beneath." — The Economist

"A must for anyone who wants to understand Hun Sen’s rise to power." — The World Today

"This book will set the standard for years to come.” — Elizabeth Becker

"Detailed and perceptive." — Milton Osborne

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