SOAS in the media 14-20 Feb

  • Ashley Thompson commented on Britain returning stolen crown jewels to Cambodia in The Times. The BBC coverage also includes PhD student, Sonetra Seng, pictured studying the jewels, and talking about their profoundness. Also in Saudi Gazette, Alkhaleej Today, Daily Sun Bangladesh, The Independent Ghana, and many more. 
  • Lina Khatib wrote for The Sunday Times about the Syrian President's visit to disaster struck areas.
  • Steve Tsang interviewed on Ukrainian news outlet, Espreso TV, about Chinese spy balloon implications. 
  • Julia Sallabank provided insights on endangered languages in the British Academy's online documentary alongside BBC journalist, Farhana Haider.
  • Duncan Bartlett analysed Munich Security Conference which was attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese diplomat Wang Yi for Japan Forward
  • Steve Tsang talked to M24 Radio The Globalist about how China’s president, Xi Jinping, has promised to give support to Iran.
  • Athina Petropoulou and others published a paper in Science Direct about the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on global financial markets in comparison to the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2008 financial crisis.
  • Karabekir Akkoyunlu interviewed by The Guardian looking into the earthquake's political implications on Turkey.
  • Steve Tsang commented in The Star on the threats and advantages of China's shrinking population. 
  • David Mosse talked about how open dialogue should be used to tackle mental distress at the Madras School of Social Works, quoted in The New Indian Express.
  • Thomas Marois argued for establishing a new Vietnam climate bank to drive a green and just transition. VietNamNet.
  • Arshin Adib-Moghaddam commented in Time about the reordering of world politics in light of Iran's visit to China.
  • Zidane Meriboute's research quoted in this News in France article about Sufi master, Sheikh Hamahoullah. 
  • SOAS mentioned as one of the universities vowing to decolonise its courses by 2026 - The Times.
  • Olivette Otele consulted amongst other experts for new Netflix series on African Queens - Mashable.