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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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The Myanmar Mirage: How the West got Burma wrong
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Sebastian Strangio
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Apr 17, 2020
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Just few years ago, Myanmar (also called Burma) was widely seen as an international success story.
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Al Jazeera English
Asia Sentinel
Asia Times Online
Bangkok Post
Christian Science Monitor
Far Eastern Economic Review
Forbes Asia
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Policy
GlobalPost
Los Angeles Review of Books
Los Angeles Times
Mekong Review
Nikkei Asian Review
Phnom Penh Post
Slate
South China Morning Post
Southeast Asia Globe
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The Diplomat
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World Politics Review
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