SOAS in the Media: 10-16 May
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17 May 2022
Items related to Asia
- BBC News : Owen Miller, Lecturer in Korean studies comments on how North Korea will seek outside support following the Covid-19 outbreak in the country - 14 May
- BBC World Service Radio , BBC News 24, BBC Radio 4, The I : Hazel Smith, Professorial Research Associate at the Centre of Korean studies, comments on North Korea's crumbling health system as the country endures Covid outbreak - 16 May
- BBC News : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on what Hong Kong can expect from John Lee, Hong Kong's new leader - 14 May
- Daily Mail , The Standard (Hong Kong) , Yonhap News : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on Peking university students protesting Covid lockdowns in China - 16 May
- Daily Express : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on the foreign policy opportunity that Xi Jinping has missed over the Russia-Ukraine war - 16 May
- Epoch Times (US edition) : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on what China is learning from Russia's invasion of Ukraine with Taiwan in mind - 13 May
- Epoch Times (US edition) : Burzine Waghmar, member of the South Asia Institute comments on the arrest and investigation by Pakistan's Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) of Indian Kashmiri separatist Altaf Bhat implicated in Rawalpindi land scam - 13 May
- Japan Forward : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Insitute, analyses a visit to London by the Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida - 11 May
- The Kootneeti : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the SOAS China Institute, considers the changing political landscape in Asia following the election in the Philippines - 11 May
- The Print : Aadil Brar, MSc student in International Politics with a focus on China, writes about the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) - 12 May
- The Print : Aadil Brar, MSc student in International Politics with a focus on China, writes about China's restrictions on Chinese citizens applying for new passports - 16 May
Items related to Africa
- The Conversation , ForeignAffairs , Australian Herald: Awino Okech, Associate Professor in Political Sociology, writes about how #JusticeForSheila social media campaign highlights the precarious lives of queer people in Kenya - 16 May
- The Conversation, AllAfrica , The African Mirror : Lucy Durán, Professor of Music, writes about the life and career of Senegalese musician, Rudy Gomis - 12 May
- Bloomberg , New Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Independent: Stephen Chan, Professor of World Politics, comments on Zimbabwe's dire economy and the decline of the local currency - 13 May
- The Conversation , Cape Times (South Africa) , The Mercury (South Africa) : Nicholas Westcott, Research Associate at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, writes that African nations may pay a heavy price for neutrality over the Russia-Ukraine conflict - 15 May
Items related to the Middle East
- BBC Radio London 94.9 : David Wearing, Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Politics and International, comments on the death of Al Jazeera Sherine Abu Aqleh - 15 May
Items related to other regions/SOAS General
- National Public Radio (NPR): Althea-Maria Rivas, Associate Professor of Development Studies, comments on distinctions between individual racism and institutional racism following reports of racism by Doctors without Borders staff - 09 May
- Times Higher Education : Coverage of Professor Olivette Otele's professorship at SOAS - 12 May
- Times Higher Education : Coverage of SOAS Law Department's REF 2021 achievement - 12 May
- LawCareers.net: Coverage of SOAS's course offering - 13 May
- Abundant Art : Lian Lakhope, MA Global Media and Communications student, reviews the Misfortune of the English at the Orange Tree Theatre - 11 May