Sebastian Strangio is a former reporter and editor at the Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia’s oldest English-language newspaper. He is currently a journalist and independent analyst focusing on Southeast Asia.
"Mr Strangio has done much original reporting, peeling away the
miracle narrative to reveal the bruised fruit beneath."—The
Economist
"Sebastian Strangio provides a richly detailed study that goes a
long way toward explaining the contradictions, corruption and
complexity of Cambodia. . . . it’s a remarkably well-researched,
astonishing portrayal of Cambodia’s own Fidel Castro, a folksy,
self-styled godfather and his thugocracy."—Ron Gluckman, The Wall
Street Journal
"Strangio has covered Cambodia as a journalist since 2008 and
paints a detailed, if dry account of a nation struggling to emerge
from its brutal past and create a fair society."—Kit Gillet,
Geographical
". . . as a detailed and perceptive account of Hun Sen’s
Cambodia, Strangio’s book will remain of fundamental importance for
many years to come."—Milton Osborne, Contemporary Southeast
Asia
"Hun Sen’s Cambodia is an absorbing, clear-eyed evaluation of
Cambodia today. Sebastian Strangio knows the country well, and has
befriended many of its ordinary people. His book is a persuasive
reading of the country's turbulent recent history, as it explores
the connections between Hun Sen’s enduring dictatorship and
Cambodia’s painful emergence, willy-nilly, into a larger, freer,
very demanding world."—David Chandler, author of A History of
Cambodia
"Sebastian Strango has written a long overdue exposé of Cambodian
thugocracy and its westerner enablers. He traces the roots of the
deeply flawed Khmer Rouge trial to the UN’s failed attempt at
democracy-building (UNTAC) in the early 1990s. In both cases, the
UN and its cheerleaders in the human rights industry promised
things they could not possibly deliver. Hun Sen's Cambodia is
must-reading for anyone who wants to make sense of recent Cambodian
history."—Peter Maguire, author of Facing Death in Cambodia
"Sebastian Strangio has filled a big void with this much-needed
history of modern Cambodia. With solid research and thoughtful
analysis he unravels the country's contradictions: the outlines of
democracy yet under one-party rule; modernization by a small
political elite that has earned a reputation for extreme corruption
and greed; billions of dollars in foreign aid to help Cambodia's
poor and billions of dollars in foreign contracts to cut down
Cambodian forests, mine its resources and rob the locals of their
land and livelihoods. All this against the backdrop of the temples
of Angkor and a vaunted culture that draws millions of visitors to
the country every year. This book will set the standard for years
to come."—Elizabeth Becker, author of When the War Was Over:
Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution
"Sebastian Strangio has written an exceptionally insightful
biography of the world’s longest serving prime minister. Strangio
entwines his narrative of Hun Sen’s life with a first-class
analysis of contemporary Cambodian political history. This book is
accessible to the general reader as well as Southeast Asia
specialists."—Carlyle A. Thayer, author of WarBy Other Means:
National Liberation and Revolution in Vietnam
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