SOAS in the media 13-19 Jun

  • Gilbert Achcar was interviewed on Democracy Now about the political relationships between the United States, Russia, and China.
  • Carlos Oya was cited in the Economist on the topic of land pressure and markets transforming rural Africa.
  • Olivia Cheung spoke to Foreign Policy about the difficulties foreigners face in getting information about China due to governmental controls.
  • Steve Tsang was interviewed live on CNA about US-China relations, Xi Jinping's then upcoming meeting with Antony Blinken, and Blinken’s talks in Beijing with Wang Yi earlier that day.
  • Yuka Kobayashi spoke live to the BBC about Blinken’s China visit the previous day. 
  • Gilbert Achcar was interviewed on TVP World about the differences between the western alliances with China and Russia.
  • Research on anti-corruption led by SOAS Consortium was cited in this Conversation article about absenteeism of health workers contributing to poor quality of care in Nigeria. 
  • Yuka Kobayashi appeared on NPR to talk about the outcome of Blinken's visit to China. 
  • Steve Tsang spoke separately to Newsweek, i News, and BBTV about Blinken's visit to China, and US-China relations. 
  • George Magnus spoke to Sky News about US-China relationships following Blinken's visit to China. 
  • The new MBA 30 course launched at SOAS last week in partnership with BBI has been written about in this Business Live article. Also in MSN and Inkl. Darren Miller also appeared on BBC UK Black Radio (21:15:00) to talk about the new course.
  • Wilson Erumebor wrote for Business AM Live breaking down Nigeria’s new FX policy.
  • Anna Lindley spoke to Queen Mary Online about how the cost of living crisis is affecting family remittances. 
  • SOAS Economists were quoted collectively in this Bloomberg article - also in BNN Bloomberg
  • Hazel Smith spoke to the Guardian and the BBC World Service (07:30:00)  about the people suffering from starvation in North Korea. 
  • Ramla Ali, SOAS Alum and Professional Boxer is having film made about her life - ESPN.