SOAS in the Media: 21 - 27 June

28 June 2022

Items related to Africa

  • The i : Phil Clark, Professor of International Politics, comments on the M23 rebellion and the escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - 24 Jun
  • NPR , The Analyst : Phil Clark, Professor of International Politics, voices his concerns about the UK-Rwanda deal - 24 Jun
  • taz : An interview with Ulrich Volz, Director of the Center for Sustainable Finance, discussing debt relief to support developing countries address climate change - 25 Jun
  • Review of African Political Economy : Roger Southall, Department of Politics and International Studies, writes about his new book Whites and Democracy in South Africa - 21 Jun

Items related to Asia

  • Daily Express : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on President Xi's expansion of the People's Liberation Army - 27 Jun
  • South China Morning Post : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, discusses President Xi's 'whole process democracy' campaign - 27 Jun
  • AP, Politico , VOA , Irish Sun : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, discusses restrictions on historical interpretation in Hong Kong - 24 Jun
  • BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time : Professor Ashley Thompson, Hiram W Woodward Chair of Southeast Asian Art, discusses Angkor Wat on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time - 21 Jun
  • The Lancet : Hazel Smith, Professorial Research Associate at the Centre of Korean studies, comments on the outbreak of Covid-19 in North Korea - 23 Jun
  • Japan Forward : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate with the China Institute, considers the significance of the Solomon Islands in the competition between China and the West for influence in the Pacific - 21 Jun
  • China In Context : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate with the China Institute, discusses the policy of the British Conservative government towards China with Sam Hogg, a political analyst and founder of Beijing to Britain - 21 Jun
  • The Print : Aadil Brar, International Politics MSc student at SOAS, reports on China's attendance the BRICs summit - 27 Jun

Items related to other regions/SOAS General

  • Monocle 24 : Phil Clark, Professor of International Politics, discusses Ukraine's attempt to join the EU, Rwanda hosting CHOGM and coalition politics in France - 14 Jun
  • Monocle 24 : Somnath Batabyal, Lecturer in Media in Development and International Journalisms, discusses the divisions in the world’s response to Russia and the tensions on the Iran nuclear deal; India’s ruling party and its treatment of Muslims and what makes a city great - Jun
  • El Pais : Guy Standing, Professorial Research Associate in Development Studies, comments on the prospect of a summer of strikes in the UK and Europe - 26 Jun
  • Eldiario.es : Interview with Guy Standing, Professorial Research Associate in Development Studies about Universal Basic Income - 21 Jun
  • Times Higher Education : Heather Farley, Enough is Enough SU Anti-harassment Coordinator, comments on university anti-sexual harassment policies at the Westminster Higher Education Forum policy conference on sexual misconduct - 23 Jun
  • Plus 61J Media : Colin Shindler, Emeritus Professor of Israel Studies, writes about the deployment of anti-semitism in Putin's Russia - 28 Jun
  • The Guardian : Alistair Shearer, former SOAS lecturer, has written a new book about the history of Yoga. The Story of Yoga has been selected as one of the Guardian's best paperbacks - 21 Jun
  • Daily Mail : Moritz Kraemer, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Finance, makes the case for incorprating nature risk into sovereign credit ratings - 24 Jun
  • Reuters , Bloomberg , Daily Mail , Forbes Brasil : Coverage of report entitled, Nature Loss and Sovereign Credit Ratings, from academics at the Centre for Sustainable Finance in collaboration with three other UK universities - 23 Jun
  • This Day : A review of The Brunei Gallery's ‘In a Pot of Hot Soup’ exhibition, which explores contemporary Nigerian art - 22 Jun