SOAS in the Media: 13-19 October

20 October 2020

Items related to Asia

  • Financial Times : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on what the US election will mean for China and how Trump's presidency has benefitted China - 14 Oct
  • Daily Mail : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on China's attempts to censor freedom of speech on university campuses abroad - 15 Oct
  • Newsweek : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on China's attempts to test the new Japanese PM as their ships break record of lingering in Japanese territorial waters near senkaku islands - 13 Oct
  • NewsBeezer , De24 : Steve Tsang comments on Bejings plans to develop a vaccine to combat combat views about China - 17 Oct
  • University World News, Education News: Rachel Harris, Professor of ethnomusicology comments on the appointment of a Han university president at Xinjiang University and what it means for China’s Uyghur Muslim Turkic minority - 15 Oct
  • Daily Hunt : Avinash Paliwal, Professor of International Relations comments on India's relations with Myanmar to counter China - 13 Oct
  • Financial Times : Rachel Dwyer, Professor Emerita of Indian Cinema and Culture comments on India's Hindu nationalists dispute with Bollywood - 17 Oct
  • The National Interest : Hazel Smith, Professorial Research Associate in Korean studies, writes about North Korea's October 10th military parade and the facade Kim Jong-Un Wants the world to see - 13 Oct
  • Bloomberg : Burzine Waghmar, Member of the Centre for the Study of Pakistan comments on Pakistan's former Prime Minsiter Nawaz Sharif who has been charged with treason for criticizing the military. - 19 Oct
  • ThePrint : Ayesha Siddiqa, research associate at the South Asia Institute writes about the timing of a public interview with Moeed Yusuf special advisor on national security and strategic policy planning to Pakistan’s Prime Minister and what it might mean - 16 Oct

Items related to Africa

  • South China Morning Post : Stephen Chan, Professor of politics and international relations comments on African countries' relationships with China and how some countries such as Ethiopia are negotiating strategy and push-back tactics - 18 Oct
  • Mbare Times , Online Nigeria News , Bulawayo24 News : Stephen Chan, Professor of World Politics, comments on Zimbabwean politican Nelson Chamisa has run out of strategic ideas - 14 Oct
  • Bizcommunity : Chris Cramer, Professor of the Political Economy of Development comments on the need for African states to build resilient export sectors in agriculture - 15 Oct
  • AllAfrica : Audu Bulama Bukarti, PhD candidate writes about the End SARS movement in Nigeria - 19 Oct

Items related to the Middle East

Items related to other regions/SOAS General

  • socialsciencespace : SOAS’s Professor Andrea Cornwall elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences - 19 Oct
  • Vatican News: Interview with Dan Plesch Director of the Centre for International Studies & Diplomacy about the effect of COVID-19 on global social inequalities - 16 Oct
  • MSN UAE : Stefan Sperl, senior lecturer in Arabic comments on the inward-looking mentality of the British public and nationalism hightened by the Brexit vote - 13 Oct
  • European Scientist , SeedQuest : Professor Nigel Poole Member, SOAS Food Studies Centre comments on the need for greater understanding of the nutritional nuances of diverse food groups such as cereals - 13 Oct
  • Age UK : Dame Linda Dobbs, Senior Fellow in Law is named in Age UK's blog as one of six inspirational figures as part of their Black History Month coverage - 15 Oct
  • The Times : Interview with SOAS alumna and boxer Ramla Ali - 19 Oct
  • gallerygirl.co : Interview with SOAS alumna and British-Iranian painter Hana Shahnavaz - 14 Oct
  • Granta : An memoir from Sarah Ladipo Manyika on meeting SOAS Honory Margaret Busby - 19 Oct
  • Irish Tech News , Carbon Pulse : Coverage of the Centre for Sustainable Finance report, "Climate Change and Sovereign Risk" - 14 Oct
  • Royal Veterinary College : SOAS is collaborating as part of the Bloomsbury SET on a £5-million translational research programme led by The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and funded by Research England on projects in combatting infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance - 14 Oct

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