SOAS in the media 10-16 Oct

  • Nick Westcott spoke to the Qonversation about the series of coups across Africa in recent years, counting eight in three years, and how we may not have seen the last of them.
  • Steve Tsang provided comment to L'Express for their article about the disappearance of Chinese ministers and how it is affecting the country's relationship with the West.
  • Adam Habib spoke to the BBC about the Education Secretary's letter and how being asked to police students for waving Palestinian flags or shouting certain slogans is "not a reasonable request".
  • Fareda Banda was interviewed by the Republic about her writing and reading, discussing also her most recent book: "African Migration, Human Rights and Literature".
  • Nick Westcott was interviewed live by Nick Ferrari on LBC about the conflict in Gaza at the moment.
  • Rachel Harris wrote an op-ed for the Guardian about how "China has sentenced Rahile Dawut to life in prison and would like the world to forget her".
  • Steve Tsang spoke to L'Express about the absence of the Chinese president as well as tensions between Beijing and New Delhi. 
  • Duncan Bartlett and Dr Zuri Linestky from the Eurasia Group Foundation discuss the mission of US pilots patrolling the skies around China - China in Context podcast.
  • Lina Khatib spoke to Voice of America about Iran's involvement in the recent Palestine-Israel conflict. 
  • Alessandra Mezzadri wrote a blog piece for the Developing Economics blog about the perimeters around the terms “international” and“global” development.
  • SOAS has been ranked a 'gold tier' university for its eco-friendly actions by U Switch
  • Duncan Bartlett wrote for Japan Forward about why Mitsubishi Motors has decided to halt automotive manufacturing in China.
  • Lina Khatib is quoted in the Gazette on the topic of how the conflict in Palestine-Israel "stalls Saudi Arabia’s stabilization and development plans".
  • Steve Tsang spoke to the Japan Times about the long and short term effects of China removing top ministers. 
  • Nathaniel George spoke to the Independent about the recent attacks in Gaza and how this will affect the majority-children population. 
  • Steve Tsang spoke to iNews about why China is unlikely to involve itself in the Middle East, despite US urging stronger stance.
  • Duncan Bartlett interviewed Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson about why some Chinese historians are prepared to take great risks in order to inform people about times of suffering - China in Context podcast.
  • Steve Tsang provided comment to Voice of America about how China's refusal to condemn Hamas, signals that it is on the side of the Global South.
  • Lina Khatib was appeared on BBC News to speak about the conflict between Palestine and Israel and how communities that are isolated from others don't really understand the suffering of the Palestinians.